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The U.S. didn't start making quarters until 1796.

If your quarter has a picture of Washington on it and looks really new for a coin that's supposedly over 200 years old, that's because it IS new. Look at it more carefully - you almost certainly have a North Carolina State Quarter. ALL of the state quarters have 2 dates on them, the year the state was admitted to the Union and the year the coin was minted. NC quarters were minted in 2001; the date will be at the bottom of the reverse side.

If you have something with a different design, it's probably a privately-minted piece and not a real coin.

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