2018-D Apostle Islands Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 213,400,000 made
- Mintage
- 213,400,000
- 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 2018-D Apostle Islands Quarter worth?
A worn 2018-D Apostle Islands 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 2018-D Apostle Islands Quarter rare?
- No. 213 million were made, a typical run for the series. Condition and varieties decide its value, not the date.
- Is the 2018-D Apostle Islands 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 2018 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 2018-D Apostle Islands Quarter coins were made?
- 213,400,000.
What to check on your 2018-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 2018-P (223 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 2018-S Apostle Islands Quarter Proof (603,747 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 213 million made, the 2018-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 2018-D Apostle Islands
Denver made 213,400,000 of the Apostle Islands coin. That was the biggest Denver run of the 5 designs issued in 2018; Cumberland Island had the smallest at 152 million.
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (223 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 42nd of 56 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Acadia at 22 million.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 2018
The American Innovation dollar program began, with a new reverse for each state and territory celebrating an invention or innovator.
How to recognize it
The Apostle Islands design
Wisconsin's quarter, second of 2018, shows the sea caves of Devils Island with its lighthouse in the background and a kayaker paddling in the foreground. Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, established in 1970, protects 21 islands in Lake Superior along with a strip of mainland shore. Wave-carved sandstone caves and historic light stations are among its best-known features. Richard Masters designed the reverse, which Renata Gordon 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 | 2018 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 213,400,000 |
| 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 2018 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.