Quarter Dollar

US Quarters, with a denomination of twenty five cents, or a quarter of a dollar, were authorized for minting in 1792, however the first quarter coins were not issued until 1796.

These early silver quarters, like the half dimes and dimes of the same period, were not marked with a value. It was 1804 before the value "25c" was added to the reverse of these quarter coins.

In 1838, the denomination was abbreviated as "QUAR. DOL." and beginning in 1892, the value was spelled out entirely - "QUARTER DOLLAR".