Draped Bust (1796-1807)

The quarter is 1/4th of a United States dollar or 25 cents. It is also referred to as two bits because two bits of a divided Spanish silver piece (pieces of eight) made up 1/4th of that coin. The quarter has been produced since 1796. more...

List of designs

• Silver quarters
  • Draped Bust, Small Eagle 1796
  • Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle 1804–1807
  • Capped Bust (Large) 1815–1828
  • Capped Bust (Small) 1831–1838
  • Seated Liberty (various subtypes) 1838–1891
  • Barber 1892–1916
  • Standing Liberty (Type 1) 1916–1917
  • Standing Liberty (Type 2) 1917–1930
  • Washington 1932–1964

• Copper-nickel quarters
  • Washington 1965–1974, 1977–1998
  • Washington Bicentennial 1975–1976 (all were dated 1776-1976)
  • Washington statehood 1999–present

Current design

The current clad version is cupro-nickel (8.33% Ni and the balance Cu), weighs 5.670 g, diameter 24.26 mm, width 1.75 mm with a reeded edge. Owing to the introduction of the clad quarter in 1965, it is occasionally called a "Johnson Sandwich," after Lyndon B. Johnson, U.S. President at the time. It costs 4.29 cents to produce each coin. Before 1965, quarters contained 90% silver, 10% copper, although very early quarters through 1828 were slightly larger and thinner.

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