The quarter, short for quarter dollar, is a United States coin worth 25 cents, one-fourth of a dollar. It has a diameter of.955 inches and a thickness of.069 inches. The coin sports the profile of George Washington on its obverse, and its reverse design has changed frequently. It has been produced on and off since 1796, and consistently from 1831 onward. The choice of 1⁄4 as a denomination—as opposed to the 1⁄5 more common elsewhere—originated with the practice of dividing Spanish ...