<<Up Contents
United States quarter
The United States quarter is 1/4th of a United States dollar or 25 cents. The quarter has been in use since 1796.
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.
It 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. It costs 4.29 cents to produce each coin. Before 1965, quarters contained 90% silver, 10% copper.
The current coin is the Washington Quarter (showing George Washington), replacing the Standing Liberty Type, minted from 1916-1930. The present coin, designed by John Flannagan[?], has been issued since 1932.
Approximately every 10 weeks, since 1999 and until 2008, a new state quarter has been released by the United States Mint[?]. Each quarter's reverse celebrates one of the 50 states with a design honoring its unique history, traditions, and symbols. The quarters are released in the same order that the states joined the union.
| Release Date |
State |
Statehood Date |
Mintage Numbers |
| 1999 |
4,430,940,000 |
| January 1, 1999 |
Delaware |
December 7, 1787 |
774,824,000 |
| March 8, 1999 |
Pennsylvania |
December 12, 1787 |
707,332,000 |
| May 17, 1999 |
New Jersey |
December 18, 1787 |
662,228,000 |
| July 19, 1999 |
Georgia |
January 2, 1788 |
939,932,000 |
| October 12, 1999 |
Connecticut |
January 9, 1788 |
1,346,624,000 |
| Release Date |
State |
Statehood Date |
Mintage Numbers |
| 2000 |
6,470,932,000 |
| January 3, 2000 |
Massachusetts |
February 6, 1788 |
1,163,784,000 |
| March 13, 2000 |
Maryland |
April 28, 1788 |
1,234,732,000 |
| May 22, 2000 |
South Carolina |
May 23, 1788 |
1,308,784,000 |
| August 7, 2000 |
New Hampshire |
June 21, 1788 |
1,169,016,000 |
| October 16, 2000 |
Virginia |
June 25, 1788 |
1,594,616,000 |
| Release Date |
State |
Statehood Date |
Mintage Numbers |
| 2001 |
4,083,420,000 |
| January 2, 2001 |
New York |
July 26, 1788 |
1,275,040,000 |
| March 12, 2001 |
North Carolina |
November 21, 1789 |
1,055,476,000 |
| May 21, 2001 |
Rhode Island |
May 29, 1790 |
870,100,000 |
| August 6, 2001 |
Vermont |
March 4, 1791 |
882,804,000 |
| October 15, 2001 |
Kentucky |
June 1, 1792 |
723,564,000 |
| Release Date |
State |
Statehood Date |
Mintage Numbers |
| 2002 |
3,313,704,000 |
| January 2, 2002 |
Tennessee |
June 1, 1796 |
648,068,000 |
| March 18, 2002 |
Ohio |
March 1, 1803 |
632,032,000 |
| May 30, 2002 |
Louisiana |
April 30, 1812 |
764,204,000 |
| August 2, 2002 |
Indiana |
December 11, 1816 |
689,800,000 |
| October 15, 2002 |
Mississippi |
December 10, 1817 |
579,600,000 |
| Release Date |
State |
Statehood Date |
Mintage Numbers |
| 2003 |
920,600,000 |
| January 2, 2003 |
Illinois |
December 3, 1818 |
463,200,000 |
| March 17, 2003 |
Alabama |
December 14, 1819 |
457,400,000 |
| June 2, 2003 |
Maine |
March 15, 1820 |
|
| |
Missouri |
August 10, 1821 |
|
| |
Arkansas |
June 15, 1836 |
|
See also: United States coinage