2002-D Mississippi Quarter
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 289,600,000 made
- Mintage
- 289,600,000
- 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 2002-D Mississippi 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 2002-D Mississippi Quarter rare?
- No. 290 million were made, a typical run for the series. Condition and varieties decide its value, not the date.
- Is the 2002-D Mississippi 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 2002 50 State Quarter?
- On the obverse, to the right of Washington's ponytail (P, D or S). On this coin the mark is D, for Denver.
- How many 2002-D Mississippi Quarter coins were made?
- 289,600,000.
What to check on your 2002-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 2002-P (290 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 2002-S Mississippi Quarter Proof (3,084,245 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. State quarters are judged mainly on luster and contact marks. Look for die varieties and errors, which carry the real premiums in this series.
With 290 million made, the 2002-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 2002-D Mississippi
Denver made 289,600,000 of the Mississippi quarter. Among the 5 designs of 2002 it was the second smallest Denver run, between Tennessee (286 million) and Indiana (327 million).
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (290 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 25th of 50 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is Oklahoma at 195 million.
More on the 2002-D
Denver struck 289,600,000 Mississippi quarters, just 400,000 fewer than Philadelphia's 290,000,000. No 2002 design was split more evenly between the two mints. Compare that with Ohio the same year, where Denver struck nearly twice as many as Philadelphia. Denver's Mississippi figure was also just over 3 million coins above its Tennessee.
It was also one of the two smallest Denver runs of 2002, ahead only of Tennessee. Mississippi returned to coinage in 2023 with its Innovation dollar honoring the first human lung transplant, the lowest-mintage design of that year. With no map or figure on this quarter, the magnolia blossoms and broad leaves cover most of the reverse, so wear shows first on the raised veins of the leaves and the tips of the petals. A Denver coin with crisp veins and full luster is the one to keep. A circulated one is a face value coin. Nice uncirculated ones carry a small premium. That's the limit for most. Check the D beside Washington's ponytail to be sure which mint you have.
How to recognize it
The Mississippi design
Two magnolia blossoms with their broad, glossy leaves make up the entire design, together with the words THE MAGNOLIA STATE. The magnolia is both the state flower and the state tree. Schoolchildren chose it as the state flower in 1900, though it was made official decades later. Mississippi became the twentieth state in 1817, the year shown on the coin. Its quarter was the last of the five State quarters released in 2002.
The 50 State Quarter design
To make room for each state design, the obverse was rearranged: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and QUARTER DOLLAR all moved to the side with Washington's portrait. The reverse shows the state's design with its name, the year it joined the Union or ratified the Constitution, the year of issue and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The mint mark is to the right of Washington's ponytail.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | 50 State Quarter (1999–2008) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2002 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 289,600,000 |
| Face value | 25¢ |
| Composition | Copper core clad in 75% copper / 25% nickel |
| Weight | 5.67 grams |
| Diameter | 24.26 mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Designer | Obverse by John Flanagan, modified by William Cousins; reverses by various artists |
Other 2002 50 State Quarter issues
Mintage: 50 State quarters (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.