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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.
The obverse side of a United States quarter. The term "quarter dollar" refers to a quarter-unit of several currencies that are named "dollar". One dollar is normally divided into subsidiary currency of 100 cents, so a quarter dollar is equal to 25 cents. These quarter dollars (aka quarters) are denominated as either coins or as banknotes.
$25 American Platinum Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1997–present Half Cent 23.5 mm 6.74 g 1795–1857 Two Cent 23 mm 6.22 g 1864-1873 Quarter (Clad) 24.26 mm 5.67 g 1965–present Quarter (40% Ag) 24.3 mm 5.75 g 1976(S) Quarter 24.3 mm 6.25 g 1796–1964 Dollar 26.5 mm 8.1 g 1979–Present [3] $10 Eagle 27 mm 17.5 g 1795–1933 $25 American Gold Eagle ...
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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.
They stressed that the new quarter was not a commemorative. [20] [21] The five Washington quarter obverses: as a silver version, a clad version, the Bicentennial version, the version struck from 1999 to 2009, and the 2010 version struck until 2021. The quarter was released into circulation on August 1, 1932.
Penny is first attested in a 1394 Scots text, [n 1] a variant of Old English peni, a development of numerous variations including pennig, penning, and pending. [n 2] The etymology of the term "penny" is uncertain, although cognates are common across almost all Germanic languages [n 3] and suggest a base *pan-, *pann-, or *pand-with the individualizing suffix -ing.
On July 25, 2001, The Onion ran a satirical news story titled "Collecting All 50 State Quarters Senior's Only Reason To Remain Alive". [49] On May 4, 2005, it ran a further story titled "U.S. Mint Gears Up To Issue Commemorative County Pennies". [50]