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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 American Women quarters program is a series of quarters featuring notable women in U.S. history, commemorating the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. [1] The United States Mint is issuing five designs each year from 2022 to 2025 for 20 total designs.
see article: 50 State quarters: State Quarter Series: 1999–2008 see article: D.C. and U.S. Territories quarters: D.C. and U. S. Territories Quarters: 2009 see article: America the Beautiful quarters: America the Beautiful Quarters: 2010–2021 see article: American Women quarters: American Women quarters: 2022–2025 50¢ 30.61 mm (1.205 in)
A quarter is one of those coins that still gets respect in the United States. That's mainly because of its face value (25 cents) but also because it has a more commanding physical presence than the...
The 50 State quarters (authorized by Pub. L. 105–124 (text), 111 Stat. 2534, enacted December 1, 1997) were a series of circulating commemorative quarters released by the United States Mint. Minted from 1999 through 2008, they featured unique designs for each of the 50 US states on the reverse .
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.
Below are the mintage figures for the United States quarter up to 1930, before the Washington quarter design was introduced. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark): P = Philadelphia Mint. D = Denver Mint. S = San Francisco Mint. W = West Point Mint. O = New Orleans Mint. CC ...
No quarters were struck at any mint in 1933, as there was an oversupply caused by the 1932 issue. [22] [25] Unlike many earlier coins, the Washington quarter struck exceptionally well, bringing out its full details. This sharpness is possible because the designs of both sides were spread out, with no points of high relief. [17]