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eliminated false statement..plenty of nations use 25 cent coins; fixed terminology
The '''Quarter''' is a [[coin]] in the [[United States]]. It is equal to 25 cents, or one-fourth of a dollar. Sometimes it is also called "two pieces of eight" or "two bits". The quarter has a silver coloring and ridges along the circumference of the coin.
The '''Quarter''' is a [[coin]] in the [[United States]]. It is equal to 25 cents, or one-fourth of a dollar. Sometimes it is also called "two pieces of eight" or "two bits". The quarter has a silver coloring and ridges along the circumference of the coin.
All quarters have [[George Washington]] on the front, and the statement "In [[God]] We Trust".
All quarters have [[George Washington]] on the front (or ''obverse''), and the statement "In [[God]] We Trust".
On the back, or ''obverse'', and until 1998 an eagle on the reverse; since 1999 the eagle has been replaced with designs commemorating each of the 50 states.
On the back, or ''reverse'', an eagle was featured until 1998; since 1999 the eagle has been replaced with designs commemorating each of the 50 states.
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