Quarter Value

A Revolutionary Rarity Born in a Young Republic On a warm summer day in 1796, as the still-young United States was celebrating its 20th Independence Day, the Philadelphia Mint struck a coin that would become one of America’s most coveted numismatic treasures. The first quarter dollar ever produced by the United States, struck in the…

The Final Guardian of America’s First Quarter Design As the Jefferson administration navigated the treacherous waters of neutrality amid the Napoleonic Wars, a small team of craftsmen at the Philadelphia Mint struck what would become the final issue of America’s first quarter dollar design. The 1807 Draped Bust Quarter represents more than just coinage—it stands…

A Witness to History As President Thomas Jefferson settled into his second term in office, a small number of silver quarters slipped from the dies at the Philadelphia Mint. Just 206 years after Columbus first sighted the New World, these quarters—with their stoic Liberty and heraldic eagle—would become among the most coveted early American coins….

In the spring of 1805, as Thomas Jefferson began his second presidential term and Lewis and Clark ventured westward into uncharted territory, the Philadelphia Mint produced what would become one of early America’s most challenging coins to obtain in pristine condition. Of the mere 121,394 quarters struck that year, numismatic experts estimate fewer than 1,500…

On a cold January morning in 1804, workers at the Philadelphia Mint struck a small batch of silver quarter dollars that would eventually become among the most coveted American coins ever produced. As President Thomas Jefferson was settling into his first term and Lewis and Clark were preparing their westward expedition, these coins quietly entered…