Silver State Quarters
March 21st, 2009
Special 90% silver versions of each of the 50 State Quarters were produced by the US Mint and sold to collectors. The US Mint had been making a special 90% silver proof set since 1992. This continued in 1999, when the State Quarters series began. Each Silver State Quarter was included as part of the annual silver proof set. Later in the series, a separate Silver Proof State Quarters Set was issued. The coin specifications of the silver state quarters match pre-1965 circulating silver quarter dollar composition.
Silver State Quarter Coin Specifications
| Dates: | 1999 -2009 |
| Mints: | San Francisco |
| Composition: | 90% silver |
| 10% copper | |
| Weight: | 6.25 grams |
| 0.20 ounces | |
| Diameter: | 24.26 mm |
| 0.96 inches |