Louisiana Check Your Change – Bicentennial Quarter Worth $19,200

It's a common occurrence in Louisiana, you pop into your favorite gas station for a link of boudin, you give the man some money, and he gives you back some change. In the past when you bought your boudin in Lafayette, Broussard, Opelousas, or at that place in the middle of nowhere on Highway 90 you didn't really think about the coins you may have received back following your purchase. I am telling you now, you need to start looking a lot harder at your change. 

Recent months have brought stories of pennies that are worth millions, $2 bills that could pay for college tuition, and other quirks in the creation of our cash that have resulted in ordinary money being valued ten, twenty, or hundreds of times more than its face value.

Numismatists across the country are now suggesting that we, the non-coin-collecting public be on the lookout for special quarters that are about 50 years old. The quarters in question are Bicentennial Quarters and if you were around in 1976 or have relatives who were living during our nation's 200th birthday back then, they might have a collection of those quarters.

You could also find a Bicentennial Quarter in the change you get from a cash transaction. A lot of the quarters from that time in our nation's history are still in circulation. Most of them are worth .25 cents. But thousands of the special quarters still in circulation today are worth quite a bit more.

In fact, certain quarters are worth thousands of dollars. Among the most valuable of the Bicentennial Quarters that you might still find in change back from your boudin are these:

1976-S Bicentennial Quarter, Silver (Regular Strike): $19,200
1976-S Bicentennial Quarter, Silver (Proof): $13,500
1976-D Bicentennial Quarter, Clad (Regular Strike): $6,462
1976-S Bicentennial Quarter, Clad (Proof): $6,038
1976 Bicentennial Quarter, Clad (Regular Strike): $1,119

The above information was chronicled in a story published on Al.com and in that story we found out that there is a pretty good chance that you or I could stumble across one of these highly sought-after quarters if we just pay attention.

What makes one coin valuable and the other worth only .25 cents might be hard to discern for the uninitiated. You can read about exactly what to look for here. And you can find out more about any Bicentennial Quarters you might already have in your possession, and their value, here. 

And speaking of the 70s, here's what life was like when those coins were new, you had hair on your head, and your back didn't hurt.