Since two-reale coins were forerunners of our quarter dollar, I consider this one of the very first quarters. I bought it at a coin show last Saturday. Someone said vintage quarters have become popular ever since statehood quarters came out. I use a library computer so I can't upload a photo, so I provided the link. You can enlarge it when you get to it. http://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/CertResults.aspx?CertNumber=2776300-002
Couple old quarters These are nothing compared to your beautiful 2R but you have provided me with an opportunity to post my "old quarters". I got these two raw & on-the-cheap about a month ago.
The Nabataeans were the first (known) culture to put denominations on coins. These were the first quarters in history, dating somewhere between 1 and 18 AD.