Capped
Bust (1815-1828)
The Capped Bust Quarter was introduced in 1815 and features U.S. Mint
Engraver John Reich's motif from the Half Dollar of 1807. The obverse
features Lady Liberty wearing.... click
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Liberty
Seated (1838-1891)
In 1838, the Capped Bust quarter was replaced with Mint Engraver
Christian Gobrecht's Liberty Seated design which was already featured
on the half dimes and dimes.... click
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Barber
or Liberty Head (1892-1916)
In 1887, Mint Director James P. Kimball informed the US Congress that
he was requesting a coinage redesign because he felt the US coinage was
inferior to other countries. He proposed a process that would allow....
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Standing
Liberty (1916-1930)
American sculptor Herman MacNeil was awarded the prize of designing a
new quarter for 1916. MacNeil's obverse design features the figure of
Lady Liberty standing in front.... click
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Washington
(1932-1998)
The Washington Silver Quarter was created to honor the 200th
anniversary of the birth of George Washington, the first President of
the United States. The design was first released into circulation on
August 1st, 1932.... click
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Statehood
(1999-2008)
In 1999 the 50 State Quarters Program replaced the traditional reverse
on the Washington Quarter with a ten-year series of designs, one for
each of the 50 states. The 50 State Quarter program was designed as a
way.... click
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District & Territory (2009)
In 2007, the U.S. Congress passed legislation to continue the Statehood
Quarter Series by minting commemorative quarters for both the District
of Columbia and 5 U.S. Territories. The five territoires to be granted
quarters were
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National
Parks (2010-2021)
In 2008, the U.S. Congress passed legislation entitled the "America's
Beuatiful National Parks Quarter dollar Act of 2008. This law allowed
for the continuation of production of commemorative quarters, as this
new series would
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