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[[File:Ancient US Quarter.jpg|thumb|The quarter that Dr. Halsey flipped.]] | [[File:Ancient US Quarter.jpg|thumb|The quarter that Dr. Halsey flipped.]] | ||
The '''quarter''' is an ancient coin, once used by the [[United States of America|United States]] Government as part of its national currency, and much later acquired by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] as an antique. When testing a boy named [[John-117|John]] for his possible inclusion in the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] in [[2517]], she played a game with him to see if he could affect or determine which side the quarter would land. When John succeeded, she judged that he was very capable or lucky, and he would be a good inclusion in the program. | The '''quarter''' is an ancient coin, once used by the [[United States of America|United States]] Government as part of its national currency, and much later acquired by Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] as an antique. When testing a boy named [[John-117|John]] for his possible inclusion in the [[SPARTAN-II Program]] in [[2517]], she played a game with him to see if he could affect or determine which side the quarter would land. When John succeeded, she judged that he was very capable or lucky, and he would be a good inclusion in the program. | ||
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Equivalent to 25 cents, under the [[Unified Earth Government]] the currency was discontinued in favor of the [[UN Credit]], and quarters have become valuable antiques, but have no value as currency anymore.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25''</ref> One side of this variant of quarter bears an image of the U.S. General and President [[Wikipedia:George Washington|George Washington]], while the other side bears an [[eagle]], which was the national symbol of the U.S. Oddly enough, there seems to be an error as the obverse of the coin we are shown on the cover of the comic book is the wrong one. It shows the post-1999 style of the quarter that does not have an eagle reverse. | Equivalent to 25 cents, under the [[Unified Earth Government]] the currency was discontinued in favor of the [[UN Credit]], and quarters have become valuable antiques, but have no value as currency anymore.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25''</ref> One side of this variant of quarter bears an image of the U.S. General and President [[Wikipedia:George Washington|George Washington]], while the other side bears an [[eagle]], which was the national symbol of the U.S. Oddly enough, there seems to be an error as the obverse of the coin we are shown on the cover of the comic book is the wrong one. It shows the post-1999 style of the quarter that does not have an eagle reverse. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:FoR movie coin | [[File:FoR movie coin.png|thumb|right|The coin featured in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.]] | ||
*The quarter seen above is not, in fact, a regular quarter, but a state quarter. | *The quarter seen above is not, in fact, a regular quarter, but a state quarter. | ||
*In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Dr. Halsey states that "People used coins like this for currency a long time ago, when Earth was the only planet we lived on," suggesting that coins or physical money are no longer used in the 26th century.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25'' (2001 edition)</ref> However, ATMs spitting out coins and paper money are featured in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' gameplay and in the game's [[ | *In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Dr. Halsey states that "People used coins like this for currency a long time ago, when Earth was the only planet we lived on," suggesting that coins or physical money are no longer used in the 26th century.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25'' (2001 edition)</ref> However, ATMs spitting out coins and paper money are featured in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' gameplay and in the game's [[audio log]]s. In light of this, Halsey's mention of "coins like this" could be interpreted as referring to the specific type of coin alone, as opposed to all physical currency. | ||
*In the ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', the United States quarter is replaced with a coin depicting the side profile of a man's head reminiscent of George Washington on one side, and an eagle-like bird beneath three stars | *In the ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', the United States quarter is replaced with a coin depicting the side profile of a man's head reminiscent of George Washington on one side, and an eagle-like bird on the other beneath three stars. Halsey refers to the coin as "this is a coin," removing reference to the quarter seen in other interpretations of the scene.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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