QUARTER DOLLAR
\kwˈɔːtə dˈɒlə], \kwˈɔːtə dˈɒlə], \k_w_ˈɔː_t_ə d_ˈɒ_l_ə]\
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Its issue was authorized (weight 104 grains) by Congress in 1792, and its coinage was begun in 1796. It was reduced to 93 grains in 1853. This coin is legal tender to the amount of ten dollars. There were no issues of the quarter dollar during the years 1798 to 1803 inclusive, 1808 to 1815 inclusive, 1817, 1824, 1826 and 1830.
By John Franklin Jameson
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