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The first 25¢ coins were minted in 1796 at the Philadelphia Mint.
Despite Thomas Jefferson's plans for a fully decimal coinage (multiples of 2, 5, and 10) the 25 cent denomination was chosen instead of 20 cents to simplify making change with the Spanish "milled dollar" coins that had been circulating in the colonies along with British Coins. Spanish dollars were divided into halves, quarters, and eighths so it was decided to use a 1/4 dollar coin for compatibility.
Spanish milled dollars continued to be legal in the US until 1857 and by that point the quarter was so ingrained in the American coinage system that later attempts to replace it with a 20¢ piece failed miserably. By contrast, most other countries that adopted decimal coinage systems have 20 cent pieces rather than 25 cents.
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What is the value of a us quarter with 1977 on one side and 1980 on the other side?
This Was not made by the mint. Its a novelty coin or something someone has made. The coin has no value.
What is the 1737 quarter worth?
The first US quarter was struck in 1796, please look at the coin again and post new question
What is the misprint on the 1979 quarter that is worth 35 thousand dollars?
The coin was struck over a 1941 Canadian quarter. It takes a keen eye to see the print of the Canadian coin on the American coin. A 1941 Canadian quarter was made of silver and the American quart was a clad coin (copper line in the reeded edge). So, it would seem finding silver 1970-D (no copper line) would be easier to see than the faint imprint of the Canadian quarter.
Why is the quarter coin called a quarter?
Because it's one-fourth, or a quarter, of a dollar.
Which coin equals a fourth of a dollar?
The Quarter
