2007-S Washington, Silver Proof

2026-02-22, San Francisco struck 1,313,481 Washington silver proofs in 2007 for the year's Silver Proof Set, the collector-tier companion to the clad proof. Charles Vickers' reverse sends a king salmon leaping in midair across the foreground, with the snowcapped cone of Mount Rainier rising in the right field above a band of evergreen forest. The inscription "The Evergreen State" anchors the design below the salmon's arc. On a 90% silver planchet, the scaled side of the fish and the glaciated flanks of Rainier gain a precision the copper-nickel clad cannot match, the bright white metal lending the Pacific Northwest scene a luminous, almost glacial brightness against the deeply mirrored fields.

Authenticating a 2007-S Washington Silver Proof begins at the scale. A genuine silver example weighs 6.25 grams against the 5.67-gram clad proof, and that 0.58-gram differential is the single most efficient diagnostic in the collector's toolkit. The 90% silver, 10% copper composition produces a silvery-white reflective surface noticeably brighter than the slightly grayer clad cast, and viewing the 24.3mm edge straight on reveals a solid silver color rather than the copper-cored sandwich stripe of clad coinage. Squared, sharp rims and heavily frosted Cameo or Deep Cameo devices set against deeply mirrored fields complete the visual signature. Examine the salmon's scales, the dorsal fin, and the icy ridgeline of Rainier's summit under angled light for the heavy frost contrast that defines a properly struck silver proof.

None of the 2007 Washington silver proofs entered circulation; all were sold through U.S. Mint Silver Proof Set packaging, and survival rates remain extremely high in pristine grades. Modern market value reflects both the silver bullion content and the proof finish, with Deep Cameo and PR70 examples carrying the strongest premiums. The salmon-and-mountain pairing gives the issue strong topical appeal across Pacific Northwest and conservation-themed collections, and the design is widely considered one of the program's stronger landscape compositions on the silver tier. For more on the program that turned the quarter into a fifty-state design canvas, see the 50 State Quarters series history.