Quarter

The United States quarter is arguably one of the most iconic circulating coins in the U.S. From the Standing Liberty Quarter  to the George Washington, Bicentennial, and the 50 States quarters, the United States Mint has made every effort to continually design these beautiful coins for general circulation.

Today, the American Women Quarters Program is the most recent addition to U.S. quarter coinage and will span 2022 to 2025. Each year will feature five designs that honor American women and their contributions to the great country of America. 

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History of U.S. Quarters

Since 1796, the United States quarter has been in circulation due to the Coinage Act of 1792. From 1796 to 1930, several different quarter designs were issued which featured some variation of Lady Liberty on the obverse and a depiction of  an American eagle on the reverse. Some of the most notable of these designs were the Draped Bust Quarter, Seated Liberty Quarter, Liberty Head Quarter, and Standing Liberty Quarter. By 1932, this changed as an image of George Washington replaced Lady Liberty in honor of the first president’s 200th birthday. From 1932 to 1998, the United States quarter’s reverse featured the famous eagle with wings spread standing on a bundle of arrows and olive branches. Notably, in 1976, to celebrate the Bicentennial, a reverse featuring a military drummer was issued. 

Up until 1965, all U.S. quarters contained some amount of silver in them, but after the Mint removed silver from circulating coinage, the new quarter composition became a copper-nickel clad which continues to this day for circulating issues. Collectible quarters such as proof issues that appear in recent Silver Proof Sets and Limited Edition Proof Sets, and 5 ounce bullion America the Beautiful quarters, are struck from .999 fine silver.  

In 1975 and 1976, the U.S. Mint celebrated the bicentennial of the Declaration of Independence with a temporary reverse design of a colonial drummer and a victory torch circled by 13 stars with the inscription “1776-1976”.

In 1999, the design of the U.S. quarter changed yet again with the 50 State Quarters Program, which can be consideredthe first circulating coin program from the United States Mint. Since that time, other circulating quarter coin programs have been created.

Historic Quarters

Quarters minted before 1965 have extreme significance, as they all contain some amount of silver, but after the Coinage Act of 1965, circulating U.S. quarters no longer had silver. The United States Mint has gone to great lengths to keep the relevance of the U.S. quarter through a variety of other quarter programs that will no doubt go down in United States History:

  • 1975-1976 - Bicentennial Quarter
  • 1999-2008 - 50 States Quarter Program
  • 2009 - District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarter Program
  • 2010-2021 - America the Beautiful Quarters Program
  • 2021 - General George Washington Crossing the Delaware Quarter
  • 2022-2025 - American Women Quarters Program

Modern Quarters

Since the first circulating coin program with the 50 States Quarters, the United States Mint has done a phenomenal job of keeping the U.S. quarter popular and relevant.. The U.S. Mint continues to create relevant coinage that is not only sought after but that honors American history and the citizens that have made America the country it is today. 


Statehood Quarters

In 1999, the United States Mint launched a 10-year initiative in its 50 State Quarters Program. Honoring each of the nation’s states in the order that they ratified the Constitution or were admitted into the Union and with a design tailored to the state on the reverse, each quarter had a limited production of roughly 10 weeks.

 The Alaska, Tennessee, and Utah Statehood Quarters The Alaska, Tennessee, and Utah Statehood Quarters
Images Courtesy of the United States Mint

National Park Quarters

In 2010, the United States Mint issued its second circulating coin program with a robust 56-quarter launch depicting national parks and other national sites throughout the United States and U.S. Territories in its America the Beautiful Quarters Program.

 National park coins from American Samoa National Park, Lowell National Park, and Shawnee National Forest National park coins from American Samoa National Park, Lowell National Park, and Shawnee National Forest
Images Courtesy of the United States Mint

American Women Quarters 

The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program that will span from 2022 - 2025 and celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made to the development and history of the United States by American women. The U.S. Mint will issue up to five new reverse designs each year of the program with a new revived design of George Washington on the obverse, while the reverse will feature and honor women from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds who were involved in a variety of fields such as suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts.

American Women Quarters     The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program that will span from 2022 - 2025 and celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made to the development and history of the United States by American women. The U.SAmerican Women Quarters     The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program that will span from 2022 - 2025 and celebrates the accomplishments and contributions made to the development and history of the United States by American women. The U.S
Images Courtesy of the United States Mint

Are There Any Quarters Worth Collecting?

Some of the most prominent and iconic U.S. quarters include the Bicentennial Quarter, 50 States Quarters, and the American Women Quarters, representing key moments in United States history. The quarters minted prior to 1965 are of interest to many as well because they contain some degree silver in them, a feature that modern circulating U.S. quarters do not have. Regardless, there is literally a quarter for everyone as the honoring of U.S. history is vast and diverse, and with the circulating coin programs, having sets is another ambitious endeavor. 

 

Are There Any Rare Quarters?

Like any coin, U.S. quarters are no exception when it comes to having hard to find years and mint marks. There are very rare quarters out there, and it is estimated that their combined value is in the millions. Below are some, but not all, of the rare U.S. quarters, all of which predate the 1965 Coinage Act:

 

  • 1927-S Full Head Standing Liberty Quarter
  • 1919-S Full Head Standing Liberty Quarter
  • 1901-S Barber Quarter
  • 1844 Proof Liberty Seated Quarter
  • 1871-CC Liberty Seated Quarter
  • 1805 B-2 Draped Bust Quarter

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