The Quarter dollar is an American coin. Its issue was authorized with a weight of 104 grains by Congress in 1792, and its coinage was begun in 1796. It was reduced in weight to 93 grains in 1853. Research Quarter Dollar
The quarter-eagle was an American gold coin worth 2.5 dollars, authorized in 1792, coinage begun 1796. The weight was slightly reduced in 1834. The reverse of this coin contained a figure of the national bird, and hence the name of the coin. Research Quarter-eagle
The Quint was an American silver coin equal to about thirty-five cents and weighing five pennyweights, fifteen grains, presented to the Continental Congress in 1783, by Robert Morris for consideration as a national coin, but not accepted. On the obverse it was decorated with an eye, thirteen points cross, equidistant, a circle of as many stars and the legend: Nova Constellatio. On the reverse it was decorated with US 500. a wreath surrounding and the legend: Libertas, Justitia. This coin, with the mark, formed the Nova Constellatio coinage. Research Quint
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