United States
25 Cents "Liberty Cap Quarter" · “Liberty Cap Quarter”
United States · 1815–1838 · Silver
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The Capped Bust Quarter: America's Scarcest Quarter
In 1815 the U.S. Mint finally struck a quarter again after seven empty years — then a fire nearly ended it before it began. What survived is the rarest circulating quarter series America ever made.
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