25 Cents "Draped Bust Quarter" · “Draped Bust Quarter”

The Draped Bust Quarter: America's First 25-Cent Piece

In 1796 the United States struck a quarter dollar for the very first time — 6,146 of them — and then didn't make another for seven years. That single year is one of the great prizes of early American coinage, and the whole short series is a window into a Mint still learning how to make money at all.