what is on the tail side of a quarter
Washington quarter
Washington quarter United States Value 25 cents ( 0.25 US dollars ) Mass ( silver ) 6.25 g , ( clad ) 5.67 g , ( silver clad ) 5.75 g Diameter 24.3 mm Edge reeded Composition 1932 -- 1964 , as well as post-1992 silver issues : . 900 silver , . 100 copper . Circulation strikes since 1965 : . 750 copper , . 250 nickel , clad to pure copper core . Bicentennial silver clad coins : . 800 silver , . 200 copper bonded to a core of . 210 silver , . 790 copper ( overall , . 400 silver ) . Silver All coins issued for circulation since 1965 contain no silver . For . 900 silver issues : 0.18084 troy oz . For Bicentennial silver collector 's issue : 0.0739 troy oz Years of minting 1932 -- present Mint marks D , S , P ( no mint marks used 1965 to 1967 ; `` P '' mint mark omitted on Philadelphia Mint issues before 1980 ) . Found under the intersection of the branches on the reverse until 1964 , later issues on lower part of obverse to the right of Washington 's neck . Obverse Designer John Flanagan ( 1932 version ) from a 1786 design by Houdon / William Cousins ( modification to Flanagan 's design ) Design date 1932 -- present Reverse America the Beautiful Quarters Design Various Designer Various Design date 2010 -- 2021
Washington quarter United States Value 25 cents ( 0.25 US dollars ) Mass ( silver ) 6.25 g , ( clad ) 5.67 g , ( silver clad ) 5.75 g Diameter 24.3 mm Edge reeded Composition 1932 -- 1964 , as well as post-1992 silver issues : . 900 silver , . 100 copper . Circulation strikes since 1965 : . 750 copper , . 250 nickel , clad to pure copper core . Bicentennial silver clad coins : . 800 silver , . 200 copper bonded to a core of . 210 silver , . 790 copper ( overall , . 400 silver ) . Silver All coins issued for circulation since 1965 contain no silver . For . 900 silver issues : 0.18084 troy oz . For Bicentennial silver collector 's issue : 0.0739 troy oz Years of minting 1932 -- present Mint marks D , S , P ( no mint marks used 1965 to 1967 ; `` P '' mint mark omitted on Philadelphia Mint issues before 1980 ) . Found under the intersection of the branches on the reverse until 1964 , later issues on lower part of obverse to the right of Washington 's neck . Obverse Designer John Flanagan ( 1932 version ) from a 1786 design by Houdon / William Cousins ( modification to Flanagan 's design ) Design date 1932 -- present Reverse America the Beautiful Quarters Design Various Designer Various Design date 2010 -- 2021