The Washington Quarter was minted from 1932 - 1998, in 1999 the State Quarter program began and Washington's bust was moved to the reverse of the quarter. The Washington Quarter has a diameter of 24.3mm with a reeded edge and was minted in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. From 1932 - 1964 the Washington Quarter was composed of .900 silver, .100 copper (net silver weight .18084 oz) weighing 6.25 grams. From 1965 - 1998 the Washington Quarter consisted of a Copper Nickel Clad mix .75 Copper, .25 Nickel weighing 5.67 grams. From 1992-1998 the 90% Silver Washington Quarter was reintroduced into Silver Proof Sets however regular circulation quarters remained Copper Nickel Clad.

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The Washington Quarter was originally intended to be issued as a circulting commemorative of the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth. John Flanagan designed the Washington Quarter deriving his inspiration from a 1786 bust of George Washington sculpted by Jean-Antoine Houdon. George Washington was born February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia, British America. A young George Washington began his life as a surveyor, gaining expansive knowledge of the terrain of his home colony of Virginia. Washington's eldest brother married into the Fairfax family whigh garnered young Washington the patronage of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron. In 1752 Washington was appointed adjutant general in the Virginia Militia at the age of 20. Virginia's new governor appointed him the rank of Major and charged him with the training of the militia under his command. In 1754 Washington was comissioned a Lieutenant Colonel and served in the French and Indian War (1754-1763). After the French and Indian War Washington established a home in Mount Vernon, Virginia with his new wife Martha. Washington remained on his estate until 1775 when he appeared before the Second Continental Congress in military uniform declaring his intention to command the continental army in a war against England. The revolutionary war ended with an American victory with the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781. In 1789 Washington was unanimously elected President of the United States of America winning 100% of the electoral vote, he remains the only US President to win 100% of the electoral college. Washington served two terms as president, but refused to run for a third term setting the custom that would in turn lead to the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution, term limits.

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