Back ربع دولار أمريكي Arabic Vierteldollar (Vereinigte Staaten) German Dolarkvarona monero (Usono) Esperanto Moneda de 25 centavos de Estados Unidos Spanish کوارتر (سکه آمریکا) Persian Pièce d'un quart de dollar américain French קוורטר (מטבע אמריקני) HE Qupitchuŋaq Inupiak Quarto di dollaro (dollaro statunitense) Italian 25セント硬貨 (アメリカ合衆国) Japanese
United States | |
| Value | 0.25 U.S. Dollar |
|---|---|
| Mass | 0.2 oz. (5.67 g) |
| Diameter | 0.955 in. (24.257 mm) |
| Thickness | 0.069 in. (1.7526 mm) |
| Edge | 119 reeds |
| Composition | From 1965: 91.67% Cu, 8.33% Ni 1932–1964: 0.2204 oz. (6.25 g), 90% Ag, 10% Cu |
| Years of minting | 1796, 1804–1807, 1815–1828, 1831–1930, 1932, 1934–present |
| Catalog number | 1985 |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | George Washington bust |
| Designer | Laura Gardin Fraser |
| Design date | 1931 |
| Design used | 2022–present |
| Reverse | |
| Design | George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River |
| Designer | Benjamin Sowards |
| Design date | 2021 |
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. Since its initial production in 1796, the quarter dollar has held a significant place in American numismatics, with consistent production since 1831.[1]
It has a diameter of 0.955 inch (24.26 mm) and a thickness of 0.069 inch (1.75 mm). Its current version is composed of two layers of cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) clad on a core of pure copper.[2] With the cupronickel layers comprising 1/3 of total weight, the coin's overall composition is therefore 8.33% nickel, 91.67% copper. Its weight is 0.1823 troy oz. or 0.2000 avoirdupois oz. (5.670 grams).
- ^ "Quarter dollars" Archived January 4, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. coinfacts.com. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
- ^ "Circulating Coins – Quarter Dollar". Usmint.gov. December 9, 2022. Archived from the original on September 17, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2023.