Can not enter ', ", ~ or ` at bash prompt

[Kutschera Peter]

Sorry about this silly question but what did I wrong?
I can't enter any of ['"`~] at the bash prompt!

Example: I enter
echo `date`
I see:
echo date
The result is
date

2nd example: I enter
echo '$$'
I see
echo $$
Output
1000

I can't belive this is the normal behavior. Any hints?

Thanks
 Peter

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