Quarter Dollar (United States)
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Quarter of 2009 American Samoa Issue
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A quarter dollar (English quarter dollar , usually shortened to quarter ) is a coin of the United States with a value of 25 cents or a quarter of a US dollar . He has been wearing the portrait of George Washington since 1932 . Since 1999 it has been minted in special series with changing backs. From 1999 to 2008 these were the State Quarters , which represent each of the 50 US states and which were supplemented in 2009 with expenses for the District of Columbia and five outer areas . Starting in 2010, the America the Beautiful Quarters program will feature five national parks or other sites of national importance annually .
history
The first quarter dollars were minted in 1796. After the front motif, a bust of Liberty , this type is called the "Draped Bust Quarter". The reverse shows an eagle. From 1804 to 1807 this type was minted again with a different representation of the eagle. The "Capped Bust Quarter" or "Liberty Cap Quarter" (1815–1838) shows a modified bust of Liberty with a Phrygian cap . The "Seated Liberty Quarter" (1838-1891) shows the Liberty in a sitting position, the "Barber Quarter" (1892-1916, named after Charles E. Barber , from whom the design comes) shows the head of the Liberty with a Phrygian cap and the “Standing Liberty Quarter” (1916–1930) shows a standing Liberty.
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Design of the quarter dollar 1932–1998
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George Washington has always been featured on the front of the coin since 1932 . The eagle remained the motif on the back until 1998. Due to the rising price of silver , the previous composition of silver (6.25 g, 0.900 fine) was abandoned in 1965 and instead the coin was made from a copper core coated with copper nickel. In 1976 a commemorative quarter dollar coin was issued to mark the bicentenary of American independence . In the years 1999–2008, the " 50 State Quarters " program issued coins with motifs on the reverse five times a year. Each back shows a motif from one of the 50 US states . In 2009 it added expenses to the District of Columbia , Puerto Rico , Guam , American Samoa , the US Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands . From 2010 the coins of the “ America the Beautiful Quarters ” program will be issued. This program again takes into account all 50 states and 6 additional territories, and each represents a national park or other site of national importance (“National Site”). Five issues per year are planned, so the series will last until 2021.
Technical specifications
The coin consists of a copper core and a coating made of a copper-nickel alloy. The weight proportions (based on the whole coin) are 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel .
The coin weighs 5.67 grams with a diameter of 24.26 millimeters and a thickness of 1.75 millimeters. The edge is fluted.
Hardness of the coin: 120 HV 10
