2015-D Homestead Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 248,600,000 made
- Mintage
- 248,600,000
- 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 2015-D Homestead Quarter worth?
In circulated condition it's worth face value. Only uncirculated coins with full original luster, or a recognized variety, carry a premium.
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 2015-D Homestead Quarter rare?
- No. With 249 million made, it's one of the most common America the Beautiful Quarters.
- Is the 2015-D Homestead 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 2015 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 D, for Denver.
- How many 2015-D Homestead Quarter coins were made?
- 248,600,000.
What to check on your 2015-D
- Make sure the mint mark really is a D. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2015-P (214 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 2015-S Homestead Quarter Proof (831,503 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 249 million made, the 2015-D 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 2015-D Homestead
Denver made 248,600,000 of the Homestead coin. Among the 5 designs of 2015 it was the middle Denver run, between Saratoga (216 million) and Kisatchie (380 million).
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (214 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 46th of 56 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Acadia at 22 million.
How to recognize it
The Homestead design
Nebraska's quarter, first of 2015, honors Homestead National Monument of America, since renamed Homestead National Historical Park. The design is built around three essentials of survival on a claim: a log cabin for shelter, ears of corn for food and a water pump for water. The park preserves the claim of Daniel Freeman near Beatrice, one of the first filed under the Homestead Act of 1862. Ronald D. Sanders designed the reverse, which Jim Licaretz sculpted.
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 | 2015 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 248,600,000 |
| 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 2015 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.