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It varied by state. Texas was 1979, New York was 1984, Indiana was 1988. The last four states to go to a quarter were Arkansas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, which all went in 1997.

Don't know the years for all the other states (California was before 1987), but Canada was around 1981.

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Where I lived in IN it was long before 1988
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The Bell system increased pay phones to a dime from a nickel in 1952.

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long time ago, now 75 cents

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