The first US quarters were minted in 1796, so there are no 1790 quarters.
You may be thinking of a 2001 quarter minted to honor Rhode Island as part of the 50 State Quarters program. It shows 1790 on its reverse side, indicating the year that Rhode Island became a state.
This link shows an 1899 US quarter dollar: http://www.elfreeman2.com/7ma60210r.jpg
the presidents
That's quarter, and if you check your pocket change you'll find that every state quarter minted since 1999 has 2 dates on it: the older one is the date that its state joined the union, and the newer date is the date the coin was made. Any that you find in change are worth exactly a quarter.
The first US quarters were dated 1796. If you look more closely at your quarter (you did wonder how a 220+ year old quarter could look so shiny, right?) you'll see it has 2 dates. It's a modern state quarter. 1790 is the date its state was admitted to the union. The other date is the year it was minted.
Quarter a dollar (1/4 a dollar)
This link shows an 1899 US quarter dollar: http://www.elfreeman2.com/7ma60210r.jpg
the presidents
George Washington.
That's quarter, and if you check your pocket change you'll find that every state quarter minted since 1999 has 2 dates on it: the older one is the date that its state joined the union, and the newer date is the date the coin was made. Any that you find in change are worth exactly a quarter.
George Washington, the first US president, is on the US quarter dollar coin.
The first US quarters were dated 1796. If you look more closely at your quarter (you did wonder how a 220+ year old quarter could look so shiny, right?) you'll see it has 2 dates. It's a modern state quarter. 1790 is the date its state was admitted to the union. The other date is the year it was minted.
Quarter a dollar (1/4 a dollar)
George Washington
George Washington
Considering that the original U.S. Mint didn't begin production until 1793, what you most likely have is a Rhode Island state quarter, minted in 2001 (1790 is the year Rhode Island became a state). The quarter is worth exactly 25 cents.
25 cents is 25% of one US dollar.
The 1873-CC U.S. quarter dollar has a mintage of 4000 of which only 4 are known to still exist.