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State Quarters

March 19th, 2009
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The 50 State Quarters series was created to issue circulating commemorative quarter dollar coins for each state in the order they joined the Union. This ambitious ten year program is often credited with bringing new life to the hobby of coin collecting and inspiring interest in collecting coins from pocket change. The obverse of the State Quarters used a modified version of the obverse from the prior Washington Quarters series. The reverse featured a design which highlighted the unique aspects of the state being honored. The series began by honoring Delaware in 1999 and concluded with Hawaii in 2009.

State Quarters

State Quarter Coin Specifications

Dates: 1999 -2009
Mints: Philadelphia
Denver
Composition: 91.67% copper
8.33% nickel
Weight: 5.67 grams
0.18 ounces
Diameter: 24.26 mm
0.96 inches

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