The 50 State Quarters™ Program is 'changing' the 'state'
of coin collecting. Approximately every 10 weeks, from 1999 to 2008, there
will be a new state quarter to collect. Each quarter's reverse will
celebrate one of the 50 states with a design honoring its unique history,
traditions, and symbols. The quarters are released in the same order that
the states joined the union.
In 1999, the United States Mint began it's ambitious
program to create a special Quarter Dollar for each of the fifty states, to
be released in groups of five coins each year until the series is completed
in 2008. The public's reaction to this program has been overwhelmingly
positive and millions of new coin collectors have been created.
The 50 State Quarters Program is a 10 year
project administered by the U.S. Mint with the objective of issuing quarters
on a periodic basis commemorating each of the 50 states comprising the
Union. The program commenced in 1999 and will conclude in 2008. The new
quarters constitute legal tender and may be used in commercial transactions.
Under the program, new commemorative
quarters are being issued at the rate of 5 new designs per year - each such
coin design honoring a particular state. The coin designs will be released
in the order that each particular state ratified the Constitution and joined
the Union.
During the time the program is in effect,
the U.S. Mint will cease production of the familiar "Eagle" quarter -
although Eagle quarters already in circulation will continue to circulate
along with the new State Quarters.
Coin Design
Each of the new State Quarters will
continue to display the portrait of George Washington on the obverse or
"heads" side of the coin. The reverse or "tails" side of the coin, however,
will depict a special design unique to each individual state and
representative of that state. The Governor of each state has the authority
to decide on the particular design to be engraved on the reverse side of
that state's coin - although the Secretary of the Treasury has final
approval of the design to be minted. Anyone may submit a design for their
state quarter to the appropriate committee in his or her state.
State Quarters can be obtained by
collectors from coins already in general circulation or from banks in the
form of bags or rolls of uncirculated coins. Special collector proof
editions are also available directly from the U.S. Mint or from many coin
dealers.
When the program ends in 2008, the image of
the Eagle will resume its place on the reverse side of the quarter.
Coin Specifications
The following are the specification details
of the new clad State Quarters:
- Weight = 5.670g
- Diameter = 0.955 in
- Edge = Reeded
- Composition = Cupro-Nickel Clad (8.33%
Nickel, Balance Cu)
Release Schedule
The following table provides
a state-by-state release schedule for the new quarters:
Year and States
Honored |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Delaware
Pennsylvania New Jersey
Georgia
Connecticut |
Massachusetts Maryland
South Carolina New Hampshire Virginia |
New York
North Carolina Rhode Island
Vermont
Kentucky |
Tennessee
Ohio
Louisiana
Indiana
Mississippi |
Illinois
Alabama
Maine
Missouri
Arkansas |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
Michigan
Florida
Texas
Iowa
Wisconsin |
California
Minnesota
Oregon
Kansas
West Virginia |
Nevada
Nebraska
Colorado
North Dakota
South Dakota |
Montana
Washington Idaho
Wyoming
Utah |
Oklahoma
New Mexico Arizona
Alaska
Hawaii |
January 01, 1999 |
Delaware |
December 07, 1787 |
774,824,000 |
March 08, 1999 |
Pennsylvania |
December 12, 1787 |
707,332,000 |
May 17, 1999 |
New Jersey |
December 18, 1787 |
662,228,000 |
July 19, 1999 |
Georgia |
January 02, 1788 |
939,932,000 |
October 12, 1999 |
Connecticut |
January 09, 1788 |
1,346,624,000 |
|
January 03, 2000 |
Massachusetts |
February 06, 1788 |
1,163,784,000 |
March 13, 2000 |
Maryland |
April 28, 1788 |
1,234,732,000 |
May 22, 2000 |
South Carolina |
May 23, 1788 |
1,308,784,000 |
August 07, 2000 |
New Hampshire |
June 21, 1788 |
1,169,016,000 |
October 16, 2000 |
Virginia |
June 25, 1788 |
1,594,616,000 |
|
January 02, 2001 |
New York |
July 26, 1788 |
1,275,040,000 |
March 12, 2001 |
North Carolina |
November 21, 1789 |
1,055,476,000 |
May 21, 2001 |
Rhode Island |
May 29, 1790 |
870,100,000 |
August 06, 2001 |
Vermont |
March 04, 1791 |
882,804,000 |
October 15, 2001 |
Kentucky |
June 01, 1792 |
723,564,000 |
|
January 02, 2002 |
Tennessee |
June 01, 1796 |
648,068,000 |
March 11, 2002 |
Ohio |
March 01, 1803 |
632,032,000 |
May 20, 2002 |
Louisiana |
April 30, 1812 |
763,804,000 |
August 02, 2002 |
Indiana |
December 11, 1816 |
689,800,000 |
October 15, 2002 |
Mississippi |
December 10, 1817 |
579,600,000 |
|
January 02, 2003 |
Illinois |
December 03, 1818 |
463,200,000 |
March 17, 2003 |
Alabama |
December 14, 1819 |
457,400,000 |
June 02, 2003 |
Maine |
March 15, 1820 |
448,800,000 |
August 04, 2003 |
Missouri |
August 10, 1821 |
453,200,000 |
October 14, 2003 |
Arkansas |
June 15, 1836 |
457,800,000 |
|
January 26, 2004 |
Michigan |
January 26, 1837 |
459,600,000 |
March 29, 2004 |
Florida |
March 03, 1845 |
481,800,000 |
June 01, 2004 |
Texas |
December 29, 1845 |
541,800,000 |
August 30, 2004 |
Iowa |
December 28, 1846 |
465,200,000 |
October 25, 2004 |
Wisconsin |
May 29, 1848 |
453,200,000 |
|
January 2005 |
California |
September 09, 1850 |
520,400,000 |
March 2005 |
Minnesota |
May 11, 1858 |
488,000,000 |
June 2005 |
Oregon |
February 14, 1859 |
720,200,000 |
August 2005 |
Kansas |
January 29, 1861 |
563,400,000 |
October 2005 |
West Virginia |
June 20, 1863 |
721,600,000 |
|
January 2006 |
Nevada |
October 31, 1864 |
589,800,000 |
March 2006 |
Nebraska |
March 01, 1867 |
591,000,000 |
June 2006 |
Colorado |
August 01, 1876 |
569,000,000 |
August 2006 |
North Dakota |
November 02, 1889 |
664,800,000 |
October 2006 |
South Dakota |
November 02, 1889 |
510,800,000 |
|
January 2007 |
Montana |
November 08, 1889 |
513,240,000 |
March 2007 |
Washington |
November 11, 1889 |
545,200,000 |
June 2007 |
Idaho |
July 03, 1890 |
581,400,000 |
August 2007 |
Wyoming |
July 10, 1890 |
564,400,000 |
October 2007 |
Utah |
January 04, 1896 |
508,200,000 |
|
January 2008 |
Oklahoma |
November 16, 1907 |
416,600,000 |
March 2008 |
New Mexico |
January 06, 1912 |
488,600,000 |
June 2008 |
Arizona |
February 14, 1912 |
509,600,000 |
August
2008 |
Alaska |
January 03, 1959 |
505,800,000 |
October 2008 |
Hawaii |
August 21, 1959 |
517,600,000 |
January 2009 |
District of Columbia |
December 1, 1800 |
172,400,000 |
March 2009 |
Puerto Rico |
July 25, 1952 |
139,200,000 |
June 2009 |
Guam |
Organic Act of 1950 |
87,600,000 |
August 2009 |
American Samoa |
U. S. territory 1929 |
82,200,000 |
October 2009 |
Virgin Islands |
U. S. territory 1927 |
82,000,000 |
December 2009 |
Northern
Mariana Islands |
U. S.
territory 1947 |
72,800,000 |
January 2010 |
Hot Springs National Park |
|
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March 2010 |
Yellowstone National Park |
|
|
June 2010 |
Yosemite National Park |
|
|
August 2010 |
Grand Canyon National Park |
|
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October 2010 |
Mount Hood National Forest |
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