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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 | 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 determine or affect on 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. | ||
As a prize for winning the game, she gave the quarter to John. When John was forcibly inducted into the SPARTAN-II program, the [[UNSC]] confiscated the coin as John fought madly to get it back but was unsuccessful. In [[2525]], [[Franklin Mendez]] | As a prize for winning the game, she gave the quarter to John. When John was forcibly inducted into the SPARTAN-II program, the [[UNSC]] confiscated the coin as John fought madly to get it back but was unsuccessful. In [[2525]], [[Franklin Mendez]] gave the quarter back to John as a going away present as their paths diverged.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 101''</ref> The ultimate fate of the quarter is unknown. | ||
In [[2552]], while in the clutches of the [[Gravemind]], Halsey's posthuman duplicate [[Cortana]] began to relive Halsey's memories. Cortana remembered how Halsey acquired John for the SPARTAN-II program using the quarter toss as the deciding factor and because she felt guilty about it, declared his selection to be "the coin's fault".<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]]''</ref> | In [[2552]], while in the clutches of the [[Gravemind]], Halsey's posthuman duplicate [[Cortana]] began to relive Halsey's memories. Cortana remembered how Halsey acquired John for the SPARTAN-II program using the quarter toss as the deciding factor and because she felt guilty about it, declared his selection to be "the coin's fault".<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level, ''[[Cortana (Level)|Cortana]]''</ref> | ||
==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 | 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== | ||
*Oddly, even though ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'' states that quarters and all forms of material currency were discontinued, various coins such as the quarter can be found in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | |||
*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. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category: Currency]] | |||
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