Quarter Dollar

Quarter Dollar

In the Past

A silver coin of the United States of America of the value of twenty-five cents.

Developments

It weighs one hundred and threee and one-eighth grains. Of one thousand parts, nine hundred are of pure silver and one hundred of alloy. Act of January 18, 1837, s. 8 and 9, 4 Sharsw. L. U. S. 2523, 4. Vide Money. [1]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about quarter dollar is based on the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier's Law Dictionary, including quarter dollar.

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