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Because it's one-fourth, or a quarter, of a dollar.
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What is one fourth of a shape or a number called?
a quarter (I think there was a coin called a quarter)
What coin is called two bits?
Quarter.
What is half a quarter called?
An eighth. 1/8 In monetary terms, there used to be a coin which was worth 1/2 of a quarter or 1/8 of a dollar. It was referred to as a 'bit', hence the phrase "two bits" meaning the 25 cent coin or quarter.
Why is a coin that is worth 25 cents called a quarter?
"Quarter" means 1/4 (one-fourth). 25 cents is 1/4 a dollar, so it's a "quarter dollar", or just "quarter" for short.
What is the probability of fliping a quarter twice?
In my case, close to 0, since I do not live in a country that has quarters. In countries that do have a coin that is called a quarter, the answer depends on the desire of people to flip coins.
What is one fourth of a shape or a number called?
a quarter (I think there was a coin called a quarter)
What coin is called two bits?
Quarter.
What is a eagle quarter?
Do you mean "eagle quarter" or "quarter eagle"?There really isn't any US coin called an "eagle quarter"because ALL quarters up to 1998 had an eagle on the back.However, there WAS a coin called a "quarter eagle" - it was a gold coin with the somewhat strange denomination of $2.50 that was issued up till the US went off the gold standard in the early 1930s.
What is another name for the coin you call a quarter?
It used to be called "two bits".
Whats the value of 1964 silver quarter?
There is no coin called a "quater". If however you have a QUARTER, it's worth about $3 for the silver it contains.
What is half a quarter called?
An eighth. 1/8 In monetary terms, there used to be a coin which was worth 1/2 of a quarter or 1/8 of a dollar. It was referred to as a 'bit', hence the phrase "two bits" meaning the 25 cent coin or quarter.
Why is a coin that is worth 25 cents called a quarter?
"Quarter" means 1/4 (one-fourth). 25 cents is 1/4 a dollar, so it's a "quarter dollar", or just "quarter" for short.
What year would a quarter be if it has an eagle on the back of coin and a man carring a sack on the front of coin?
It's not a man carrying a sack. It's Miss Liberty wearing a gown. The coin is called a Standing Liberty Quarter. The Standing Liberty Quarter was minted from 1916-1930. These quarters are composed of 90% Silver and 10% copper.
Where is the date located on a two headed quarter?
You have a novelty item called a magician's coin. It's not real.
Is the such thing as a Quarter of a Shilling?
The Royal Mint did not issue any coins called a Quarter-Shilling, but a quarter of a Shilling was a Threepence, a coin that was issued for hundreds of years. The Bailiwick of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, issued a "One Fourth of a Shilling" coin variously from 1957 to 1966.
Is Abraham Lincoln pictured on a US quarter?
No, the coin is called a Washington quarter because it features a portrait of George Washington. Lincoln is of course on the Lincoln cent.
A man has two coins that add up to 30 cents and one of them isn't a 10 cent piece what coins does he have?
Assuming American coinage, the two coins would be a 25 cent coin and a 5 cent coin. Assuming non-American coins, one is not a 10 cent coin, but the other one is. The other coin being a 20 cent coin.
