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State Quarters  Obverse of redesigned quarter
The 50 State Quarters program is the release of a series of commemorative coinss by the United States Mint. Between 1999 and 2008 (anticipated completion date), it features each of the United States' 50 individual U.S. states on unique designs for the reverse of the quarter
During the program, a new statehood quarter is released by the United States Mint roughly every ten weeks; five designs are released each year. Each quarter's reverse celebrates one of the 50 states with a design honoring its unique history, traditions and symbols, usually designed by a resident of that state and chosen by the state government.
The quarters are released in the same order that the states joined the Union. The obverse of each quarter is the same, but is a redesign over the previous design of the quarter.
The statehood quarters program has become one of the most popular commemorative coin programs in United States history; the United States Mint has estimated that over one hundred million individuals have collected state quarters, either formally or informally.
Although the statehood program is, by legislation, intended to include only the 50 states, legislation has twice been introduced in Congress to extend the program an additional year to include the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa. As of June 2004, this legisation had not yet reached a floor vote.
\n | State | \n Release Date
(Statehood Date) | \n Mintage Numbers | \n Design | \n Elements Depicted | \n
\n | Delaware | \n January 1, 1999
(December 7, 1787)\n | 774,824,000 | \n  | \n Caesar Rodney on horseback
Captions: "The First State," "Caesar Rodney" | \n
\n | Pennsylvania | \n March 8, 1999
(December 12, 1787)\n | 707,332,000 | \n  | \n "Commonwealth" statue, state outline, keystone
Captions: "Virtue, Liberty, Independence" | \n
\n | New Jersey | \n May 17, 1999
(December 18, 1787)\n | 662,228,000 | \n  | \n "Washington Crossing the Delaware"
Caption: "Crossroads of the Revolution." | \n
\n | Georgia | \n July 19, 1999
(January 2, 1788)\n | 939,932,000 | \n  | \n Peach, Live oak sprigs, state outline
Banner with text: "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation" | \n
\n | Connecticut | \n October 12, 1999
(January 9, 1788)\n | 1,346,624,000 | \n  | \n Charter Oak
Caption: "The Charter Oak" | \n
\n | Massachusetts | \n January 3, 2000
(February 6, 1788)\n | 1,163,784,000 | \n  | \n "The Minuteman" statue, state outline
Caption: "The Bay State" | \n
\n | Maryland | \n March 13, 2000
(April 28, 1788)\n | 1,234,732,000 | \n  | \n Maryland Statehouse dome, White oak clusters
Caption: "The Old Line State" | \n
\n | South Carolina | \n May 22, 2000
(May 23, 1788)\n | 1,308,784,000 | \n  | \n Palmetto tree, Carolina Wren, yellow jessamine, state outline
Caption: "The Palmetto State" | \n
\n | New Hampshire | \n August 7, 2000
(June 21, 1788)\n | 1,169,016,000 | \n  | \n "The Old Man of the Mountain," nine stars
Captions: "Old Man of the Mountain," "Live Free or Die" | \n
\n | Virginia | \n October 16, 2000
(June 25, 1788)\n | 1,594,616,000 | \n  | \n Ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery
Captions: "Jamestown, 1607-2007," "Quadricentennial"\n | \n
\n | New York | \n January 2, 2001
(July 26, 1788)\n | 1,275,040,000 | \n  | \n Statue of Liberty, eleven stars, state outline with line tracing Hudson River and Erie Canal
Caption: "Gateway to Freedom"\n | \n
\n | North Carolina | \n March 12, 2001
(November 21, 1789)\n | 1,055,476,000 | \n  | \n Wright flyer, Wilbur and Orville Wright
Caption: "First Flight"\n | \n
\n | Rhode Island | \n May 21, 2001
(May 29, 1790)\n | 870,100,000 | \n  | \n Vintage sailboat in Narragansett Bay, Pell Bridge
Caption: "The Ocean State"\n | \n
\n | Vermont | \n August 6, 2001
(March 4, 1791)\n | 882,804,000 | \n  | \n Maple trees with sap buckets, Camel's Hump Mountain
Caption: "Freedom and Unity"\n | \n
\n | Kentucky | \n October 15, 2001
(June 1, 1792)\n | 723,564,000 | \n  | \n Thoroughbred racehorse behind fence, Federal Hill mansion
Caption: "My Old Kentucky Home" | \n
\n | Tennessee | \n January 2, 2002
(June 1, 1796)\n | 648,068,000 | \n  | \n Fiddle, trumpet, guitar, musical score, three stars
Banner with text: "Musical Heritage." | \n
\n | Ohio | \n March 18, 2002
(March 1, 1803)\n | 632,032,000 | \n  | \n Early aircraft, spacesuit, state outline
Caption: "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers"\n | \n
\n | Louisiana | \n May 30, 2002
(April 30, 1812)\n | 764,204,000 | \n  | \n Pelican; trumpet with musical notes, outline of Louisiana Purchase on map of U.S.
Caption: "Louisiana Purchase" | \n
\n | Indiana | \n August 2, 2002
(December 11, 1816)\n | 689,800,000 | \n  | \n Racecar, state outline, 19 stars
Caption: "Crossroads of America" | \n
\n | Mississippi | \n October 15, 2002
(December 10, 1817)\n | 579,600,000 | \n  | \n Two magnolia blossoms
Caption: "The Magnolia State" | \n
\n | Illinois | \n January 2, 2003
(December 3, 1818)\n | 463,200,000 | \n  | \n Young Abraham Lincoln, farm scene, Chicago skyline, state outline
Captions: "Land of Lincoln;" "21st state/century." | \n
\n | Alabama | \n March 17, 2003
(December 14, 1819)\n | 457,400,000 | \n  | \n Helen Keller, seated, longleaf pine branch, Magnolia blossoms
Banner with text: "Spirit of Courage"
Caption: "Helen Keller" in standard print and Braille. | \n
\n | Maine | \n June 2, 2003
(March 15, 1820)\n | 448,800,000 | \n  | \n Pemaquid Point Light; schooner at sea | \n
\n | Missouri | \n August 4, 2003
(August 10, 1821)\n | 453,200,000 | \n  | \n Gateway Arch, Lewis and Clark returning down Missouri River
Caption: "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004."\n | \n
\n | Arkansas | \n October 20, 2003
(June 15, 1836)\n | 457,800,000 | \n  | \n Diamond, rice stalks, mallard duck flying above a lake | \n
\n | Michigan | \n January 26, 2004
(January 26, 1837)\n | 459,600,000 | \n  | \n State outline, outline of Great Lakes system
Caption: "Great Lakes State"\n | \n
\n | Florida | \n March 29, 2004
(March 3, 1845)\n | 481,800,000 | \n  | \n Spanish galleon, Sabal palm trees, space shuttle
Caption: "Gateway to Discovery"\n | \n
\n | Texas | \n June 1, 2004
(December 29, 1845)\n | | \n  | \n state outline, star,
Caption: "The Lone Star State" | \n
\n | Iowa | \n 2004
(December 28, 1846)\n | | \n  | \n | \n
\n | Wisconsin | \n 2004
(May 29, 1848)\n | | \n  | \n | \n
\n | California | \n 2005
(September 9, 1850)\n | | \n  | \n John Muir, California Condor and Half Dome | \n
\n | Minnesota | \n 2005
(May 11, 1858)\n | | \n  | \n Common loon, Fishing, state map
Caption: "Land of 10,000 Lakes" | \n
\n | Oregon | \n 2005
(February 14, 1859)\n | | \n  | \n Crater Lake National Park
Caption: "Crater Lake" | \n
\n | Kansas | \n 2005
(January 29, 1861)\n | | \n | \n American Bison, Sunflowers | \n
\n | West Virginia | \n 2005
(June 20, 1863)\n | | \n | \n New River Gorge Bridge | \n
\n | Nevada | \n 2006
(October 31, 1864)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Nebraska | \n 2006
(March 1, 1867)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Colorado | \n 2006
(August 1, 1876)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | North Dakota | \n 2006
(November 2, 1889)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | South Dakota | \n 2006
(November 2, 1889)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Montana | \n 2007
(November 8, 1889)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Washington | \n 2007
(November 11, 1889)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Idaho | \n 2007
(July 3, 1890)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Wyoming | \n 2007
(July 10, 1890)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Utah | \n 2007
(January 4, 1896)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Oklahoma | \n 2008
(November 16, 1907)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | New Mexico | \n 2008
(January 6, 1912)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Arizona | \n 2008
(February 14, 1912)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Alaska | \n 2008
(January 3, 1959)\n | | \n | \n | \n
\n | Hawaii | \n 2008
(August 21, 1959)\n | | \n | \n | \n
Images of state quarters courtesy of the United States Mint.
External link\n*The 50 State Quarters Program of the United States Mint Official Website\nCategory:Currencies of the United States |
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