2010-P Grand Canyon Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 34,800,000 made
- Mintage
- 34,800,000
- Metal
- Copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel
- Weight
- 5.67 g
- Diameter
- 24.26 mm
Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.
Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2010-P Grand Canyon Quarter worth?
A worn 2010-P Grand Canyon is a spender: face value. A bright uncirculated one, or one with a known error, is worth setting aside.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A die variety or minting error
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 2010-P Grand Canyon Quarter rare?
- No. 35 million were made, a typical run for the series. Condition and varieties decide its value, not the date.
- Is the 2010-P Grand Canyon Quarter silver?
- No. It's copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel. Quarters dated 1964 and earlier are 90% silver.
- Where is the mint mark on a 2010 America the Beautiful Quarter?
- On the obverse, to the right of Washington's ribbon. "W" quarters were struck in 2019 and 2020 and released into circulation in small numbers. On this coin the mark is P, for Philadelphia.
- How many 2010-P Grand Canyon Quarter coins were made?
- 34,800,000.
What to check on your 2010-P
- Make sure the mint mark really is a P. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2010-D (35 million made).
- Proof or circulation strike? A proof has mirror-like fields and frosted design details and was sold to collectors, not released in change. The 2010-S Grand Canyon Quarter Proof (1,399,970 made) is the one to compare with.
- A face that's fully copper colored could be a missing clad layer error. Patchy discoloration is usually damage.
- Judge the grade under good light. Look for luster and freedom from bag marks. "W" quarters in circulation are worth a premium even in average condition.
With 35 million made, the 2010-P still turns up in everyday change. Keep yours only if it looks uncirculated or shows a variety; otherwise it's worth face value.
The story of the 2010-P Grand Canyon
Philadelphia made 34,800,000 of the Grand Canyon coin. Among the 5 designs of 2010 it was the middle Philadelphia run, between Mount Hood (34 million) and Yosemite (35 million).
Denver struck a similar number of the same design (35 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 10th of 56 Philadelphia designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Chaco Culture at 22 million.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 2010
The Union Shield reverse replaced the Lincoln Memorial on the cent. The America the Beautiful quarters began, honoring a national park or site in every state and territory.
How to recognize it
The Grand Canyon design
Arizona's entry and the fourth release of 2010 honors Grand Canyon National Park. Rather than a broad canyon panorama, the reverse shows the stone granaries above the Nankoweap Delta in Marble Canyon, with the Colorado River winding below. Ancestral Puebloan people built these small rooms in the cliff to store food. The canyon was protected as a forest reserve in 1893 before becoming a national park in 1919. Phebe Hemphill designed and sculpted the coin.
The America the Beautiful Quarter design
Each reverse shows a national park or other national site, one for every state, the District of Columbia and five territories, with the site's name, its state and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Five designs were issued each year from 2010 to 2020, followed by a final design for the Tuskegee Airmen in 2021. The obverse uses a restored, more detailed version of Flanagan's original Washington portrait.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | America the Beautiful Quarter (2010–2021) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Mint | Philadelphia Mint |
| Mint mark | "P" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 34,800,000 |
| Face value | 25¢ |
| Composition | Copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel |
| Weight | 5.67 grams |
| Diameter | 24.26 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Designer | Various (obverse restored from John Flanagan's original) |
Other 2010 America the Beautiful Quarter issues
Mintage: America the Beautiful quarter mintage figures (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.