Click coin image to view full-size image. First quarter in the 50 State quarter program. William Cousins. Depicts an outline of the State of Pennsylvania. Words: "Virtue, Liberty, Independence". John Mercanti. Depiction of George Washington and his army crossing the Delaware River. Words: "Crossroads of the Revolution". Depicts an outline of the State, a peach and the live oak sprigs George State tree. Depicts the Charter Oak of Connecticut. Words: "The Charter Oak".
Depicts stylized outline of the State with a star marking it's capitol Boston. Words: "The Bay State". Words: "The Old Line State". Depicts outline of the State with a star marking it's capitol Columbia. Words: "The Palmetto State". Depicts 9 stars honoring the 9th State.
Depicts three ships: the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. Words: "Jamestown ", "Quadricentennial". Words: "Gateway to Freedom". Words: "First Flight". Words: "The Ocean State". Depicts two maple trees with sap buckets used to collect sap for producing maple syrup. Words: "Freedom and Unity". Depicts a thoroughbred racing horse standing behind a fence. Words: "My Old Kentucky Home". Depicts musical instruments including a fiddle, guitar, trumpet, along with 3 stars and sheet music.
Banner displays the words: "Musical Heritage". Words: "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers". Depicts an outline of the Louisiana Purchase on a map of the US. Words: "Louisiana Purchase". Depicts outline of Indiana and 19 stars honoring the 19th State. Words: "Crossroads of America".
Depicts two magnolia blossoms, which is the State flower of Mississippi. Words: "The Magnolia State". Depicts an outlines of the State of Illinois with a young Abraham Lincoln within. Banner displays words: "Spirit of Courage". Depicts the modern St. Words: "Corps of Discovery ". Depicts a diamond, the State gemstone of Arkansas, rice stalks and a mallard flying over a lake with a forest in the background. Depicts and outline of the State of Michigan and all of the Great Lakes.
Words: "Great Lakes State". Depicts a space shuttle, Spanish galleon, and Cabbage palmettos Florida's State trees on a beach. Words: "Gateway to Discovery". Depicts an outline of the State of Texas with a large lone star within. Words: "The Lone Star State". Depicts a schoolhouse on the range of Iowa. Depicts a cow's head and wheel of cheese, honoring Wisconsin as the Dairy State. Depicts naturalist, author and "Father of the National Parks" John Muir, an early advocate of preserving wildlife and helping to establish the nation's national park system.
Words: "John Muir", "Yosemite Valley". Depicts outline of State of Minnesota with the motto "Land of 10, Lakes" within. Words: "Land of 10, Lakes". Lost your password?
Please enter your email address. You will receive a link to create a new password. Home » Modern Quarters » 50 State Quarters The 50 State Quarters Coin program is considered to be the most successful coin campaign ever launched by the United States Mint. To a certain degree the coins are kind of old news at this point. However, when the state quarters were first released there was a tremendous amount of attention paid by the American public and the anticipation for the release of the next new state was unlike anything ever seen in coin collecting.
For the latest program information, subscribe to our email newsletter. Circulating coins are used for everyday transactions. Find measurements and metal content information on the Coin Specifications table. Congress authorizes coin programs to inspire interest in our circulating coins. On average, this number represents at least one person from every household in the United States. The State Quarters have served as a valuable tool for education of the history and geography of the states. When the first issue of the series was introduced in , it represented the first design change for a circulating coin since the Bicentennial coin designs.
The highest overall mintage for a State Quarter occurred with the Virginia Quarter.
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