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The quarter, formally known as the quarter dollar, is a coin in the United States valued at 25 cents, representing one-quarter of a dollar. Adorning its obverse is the profile of George Washington , while its reverse design has undergone frequent changes since 1998.
$25 American Gold Eagle 27 mm 17.5 g 1986–present $50 American Platinum Eagle 27 mm 15.6 g 1997–present Large Cent 28 mm 10.89 g 1793–1857 Half Dollar (Clad) 30.61 mm 11.34 g 1971–present Half Dollar (40% Ag) 30.6 mm 11.5 g 1965–1970, 1976(S) Half Dollar 30.6 mm 12.5 g 1796–1964 $50 American Gold Eagle 32.7 mm 31.1 g 1986–present
The quarter coin ($0.25 or 25¢) is worth twenty-five cents. A quarter used to be called two-bits (see below), but this is falling out of use. The half ($0.50 or 50¢) is worth fifty cents. Dimes and quarters used to be sometimes collectively referred to as "silver" due to their historic composition of 90% silver prior to 1965.
The Mint produced and shipped a total of 34.3 billion quarters during the program, with the average annual mintage reaching 3.5 billion quarters. At least 400 million of each quarter was minted.
Pre-1965 quarters in excellent condition might hold enough value to buy a nice dinner out. In 2014, for example, a mint 1964 quarter sold at auction for $47.15, according to the Specialty Metals ...
The saying, "a pint's a pound the world around", refers to 16 US fluid ounces of water weighing approximately (about 4% more than) one pound avoirdupois. An imperial pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter ( 20 oz ).
Just make sure you don’t spend a quarter that could be worth thousands of dollars. Read More: Lincoln Pennies With Dime Reverse Sides Are So Rare They’ll Fetch Upwards of $100K Find Out: 9 ...
A roll of 40 nickels worth $2 A pile of coin wrappers, one for quarters with a total face value of 10 U.S. dollars. Each denomination has a different amount found in a roll and are color-coded by denomination.