2016 Fort Moultrie Quarter: Value, Error Varieties, and Collector’s Guide

You've probably heard of America the Beautiful Quarters, but this is only a small part of what you should pay attention to when creating your coin collection. 

Each instance is evaluated differently, some more, some less, but nevertheless, some characteristics and errors may be the same. 

But if, despite your experience, you still encounter difficulties in determining, then take a minute of free time, scan the token via a coin scanner online, and fill in the gaps of knowledge.

Overview of the 2016 Fort Moultrie Quarter

In 2016, a 25-cent specimen featuring Fort Moultrie was issued in the United States.

And it became the 25th one in the framework of the America the Beautiful Quarters program which also includes the 2016 Shawnee Quarter. 

This large-scale 2010-2021 program was created for the annual release of five new coins, each of which depicts an important national location, and these locations are selected one by one from each state and territory of the United States. 

They’re made of copper and nickel, weighing 5.67 g as standard, with a diameter and thickness of 24.26 mm by 1.75 mm.

“After the speeches and the official pouring of the coins ceremony, each youth under the age of 18 was given a collectible Fort Moultrie quarter. Jean Gentry, United States Mint Chief Counsel, told the young people receiving the quarters to hold onto them so they can tell their children about the historic day as well as the historic event depicted on the coin.
After the ceremony representatives from Mt. Pleasant South State Bank exchanged over $23,000 worth of the new quarters for those wishing to purchase $10 rolls of the new Philadelphia quarters at face value.”
— Numismatic News Staff
Numismatic New

The hero managed to repel an attack by the British Navy on June 28, 1776, during the Sullivan's Island Battle, providing temporary security for Charleston.

Fort Moultrie Quarter Design Details

Like all coins in this series, George Washington is depicted on the front, and the name of the country is the United States of America, the national motto, and the phrases LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST.

On the same side, you can find the mint mark, most often at the bottom. 

On the reverse side, the place to which the release is dedicated is Fort Moultrie, and Sergeant William Jasper raises the flag of South Carolina after the flag was shot down by the guns of British ships. 

There is also another national motto here, E PLURIBUS UNUM.

2016 Fort Moultrie Quarter Error Varieties

For example, a Double Die occurs when the image on a stamp shifts slightly during manufacturing. This is best seen in words and numbers, so focus on slogans and the year. 

Speaking of the Off-Center error, it occurs when a metal blank for a Fort Moultrie 2016 Quarter is incorrectly placed in the press during stamping. This error is easier to recognize because the image is evenly shifted, and you can see the area of empty metal.

Die Cracks Errors are thin relief lines on a coin formed by cracks on the stamp, and they can pass through the space of the coin or through words, the result of the tool hitting the token too hard during manufacture.

Also read: 2016 Cumberland Gap Quarter. 

Fort Moultrie Quarter Value Chart

The value of a 2016 Quarter Fort Moultrie is determined by its condition, the mint  place and any errors, like it often can be seen with the 2016 P Fort Moultrie Quarter error.

Conclusion

Many collectors are willing to spend years searching for and creating an entire collection dedicated to important places in America. And sometimes numismatists make a choice in favor of a collection rather than the value of coins, that is, it is better to collect the entire collection of low-quality coins than a few expensive ones. But here it is a question of who is looking for what and what goals they are pursuing.

Remember that the Fort Moultrie Quarter worth coin as a whole depends on market demand, condition, classification, and specific characteristics of individual coins.