If you have a quarter from the States series, and it has the date of 1796 on it, that is because the state being commemorated was admitted to the Union that year. The state shown on your quarter is Tennessee.
No specific states had quarters minted in 1796. In 1796, the only quarter issued was the Quarter Dollar Draped Bust Small Eagle. The "States" series of quarters were not minted until 1999 and ran until 2008.
The first US quarters were minted in 1796.
The first US quarters were minted in 1796 and carried a portrait of Miss Liberty.
Quarters were first minted in the United States in 1796. They were introduced as a form of currency and have been in circulation ever since.
Silver quarters were minted from 1796 to 1964. Starting in 1965, quarters were made of a copper-nickel alloy.
1796 was the first year a U.S. quarter was issued.
The United States began minting silver dimes and quarters in the year 1796.
There's no such coin. The U.S. didn't exist until 1776, and the first quarters were minted in 1796.
The first US quarters were minted in 1796. Please check again and post a new question.
The first U.S. quarters were struck in 1796. No quarters were minted in 1797-1803, 1808-1814, 1816-1817, 1826, 1829-1830, 1922, 1931 & 1933.
Please check your coin again and post a new, separate question. The first US quarters were minted in 1796.
Please check again and post a new question. The US didn't exist in 1770 and the first quarters were minted in 1796.