Capped Bust Quarter
1815 to 1838

The capped bust quarter was designed by John Reich in 1815 and it was made of 89% silver and 11% copper with a shield eagle on the reverse. The coin was just a tad smaller than earlier ones, at 27mm in diameter. This design remained unchanged until 1831 when the planchets were made thicker, but again downsized in diameter to 24.3mm. Two varieties exist of this coin with no significant difference in value and all were minted in Philadelphia.         

 
This 1836 quarter is certified to be in AU condition and would be worth $750 if there were no details. But because of that (it appears to have been cleaned long ago), I got it for $300. This coin was mounted in a slab but has been removed from there and is stored separately in the D case.   This is the reverse of the coin at left.

 
The coin above cost me $59 and is worth about $100 today. It is in the U. S. Types album.   This is the reverse of the coin at left.
1836: January 5:  Davy Crockett arrives in Texas, which at this time is not part of the United States. February 5:  Henry Roe Campbell builds the first 4-4-0, a steam locomotive type that will soon become the most common on all railroads of the United States. February 23:   The siege of the Alamo begins in San Antonio, Texas. February 25:  Samuel Colt receives an American patent for the Colt revolver, the first practical adaptation of the revolving flintlock pistol. March 2: At the Convention of 1836, the Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico. March 6: The Battle of the Alamo ends; 189 Texans are slaughtered by about 1,600 Mexicans. March 17:  Texas abolishes the slave trade. March 27: Goliad massacre – Antonio López de Santa Anna orders the Mexican army to kill about 400 Texans at Goliad, Texas. April 21: Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. Santa Anna and hundreds of his troops are taken prisoner along the San Jacinto River the next day. April 22:  Texas Revolution: A day after the Battle of San Jacinto, forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. May 19:  Fort Parker massacre: Among those captured by Native Americans is 9-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker; she later gives birth to a son named Quanah, who becomes the last chief of the Comanche. June 15:  Arkansas is admitted as the 25th U.S. state. July 11: President Andrew Jackson issues the Specie Circular, beginning the failure of the land speculation economy that will lead to the Panic of 1837. July 30: The first English language newspaper is published in Hawaii. August 30: The city of Houston, Texas, is founded. September 5:  Sam Houston is elected as the first president of the Republic of Texas. October 15:  Alexander Twilight becomes the first African American elected to public office, joining the Vermont House of Representatives. Undated: American Temperance Union established.