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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''' 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".
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All quarters have [[George Washington]] on the front, and the statement "In [[God]] We Trust". This is because the two most important people in American History are God and George Washington. The word "Liberty" is also on the front of the quarter.
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All quarters have [[George Washington]] on the front, and the statement "In [[God]] We Trust".  
    
On the back, or ''obverse'', of the quarter is an eagle, or a picture of a [[palmetto]] tree and a wren (since 2000).
 
On the back, or ''obverse'', of the quarter is an eagle, or a picture of a [[palmetto]] tree and a wren (since 2000).
    
America is one of only a few countries with a quarter coin. A lot of other countries just have dimes or 20-cent coins.
 
America is one of only a few countries with a quarter coin. A lot of other countries just have dimes or 20-cent coins.
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