A change is coming to your change.
The U.S. Mint is releasing a limited amount of “America the Beautiful” quarters with the “W” mint mark into circulation, a first for the Mint in 227 years. The “W” notation is for West Point, where the coins will be produced.
The majority of minted coins in the U.S. carry a “D” for Denver or “P” for Philadelphia. While West Point has produced quarters in the past, they didn’t carry their own mint mark and were indistinguishable from the Philadelphia quarters, the mint said.
The West Point Mint will strike 10 million quarters that will be mixed into bulk bags at the Philadelphia and Denver mints. Those coins will be sent to banks and financial institutions and will likely appear in circulation within four to six weeks and be available through the rest of the year.
