Does anyone look at their change from a grocery purchase? How about pocket change that you throw into a jar at the end of the day? Did you follow the Washington Quarter on its new release of coins? The 50 State Quarter Program was launched in 1999 and lasted ten years. Each year produced five different coins with one of the 50 states in the union on the reverse of the coin. The United States Mint produced each quarter for about 10 weeks and will never be produced again.
Which quarter of this program do you think was released first? Which was the last? On December 7, 1787, Deleware was the first state admitted into the union-therefore it was the first quarter of the program released on January 4, 1999. Hawaii was the 50th state admitted in the union and the final quarter released.
Breakdown of quarters to date: 31 = $7.75
Washington Quarters 13
State Quarters 16
Canadian Quarters 2
Breakdown of State Quarters
Arizona (3)
Connecticut (1)
Georgia (2)
Idaho (1)
Kansas (1)
Nebraska (1)
New York (1)
North Carolina (2)
Rhode Island (2)
Washington (1)
We need 40 more states to go!
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