U.S. State Quarters from BestCoin.Com

The 50 State Quarters™ Program is 'changing' the 'state' of coin collecting. Approximately every 10 weeks, from 1999 to 2008, there will be a new state quarter to collect. Each quarter's reverse will celebrate one of the 50 states with a design honoring its unique history, traditions, and symbols. The quarters are released in the same order that the states joined the union.

In 1999, the United States Mint began it's ambitious program to create a special Quarter Dollar for each of the fifty states, to be released in groups of five coins each year until the series is completed in 2008. The public's reaction to this program has been overwhelmingly positive and millions of new coin collectors have been created.

The 50 State Quarters Program is a 10 year project administered by the U.S. Mint with the objective of issuing quarters on a periodic basis commemorating each of the 50 states comprising the Union. The program commenced in 1999 and will conclude in 2008. The new quarters constitute legal tender and may be used in commercial transactions.

Under the program, new commemorative quarters are being issued at the rate of 5 new designs per year - each such coin design honoring a particular state. The coin designs will be released in the order that each particular state ratified the Constitution and joined the Union.

During the time the program is in effect, the U.S. Mint will cease production of the familiar "Eagle" quarter - although Eagle quarters already in circulation will continue to circulate along with the new State Quarters.

Each of the new State Quarters will continue to display the portrait of George Washington on the obverse or "heads" side of the coin. The reverse or "tails" side of the coin, however, will depict a special design unique to each individual state and representative of that state. The Governor of each state has the authority to decide on the particular design to be engraved on the reverse side of that state's coin - although the Secretary of the Treasury has final approval of the design to be minted. Anyone may submit a design for their state quarter to the appropriate committee in his or her state.

State Quarters can be obtained by collectors from coins already in general circulation or from banks in the form of bags or rolls of uncirculated coins. Special collector proof editions are also available directly from the U.S. Mint or from many coin dealers.

When the program ends in 2008, the image of the Eagle will resume its place on the reverse side of the quarter.

The following table provides a state-by-state release schedule for the new quarters:

Year and States Honored
1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Delaware Pennsylvania New Jersey Georgia Connecticut	Massachusetts Maryland South Carolina New Hampshire Virginia	New York North Carolina Rhode Island Vermont Kentucky	Tennessee Ohio Louisiana Indiana Mississippi	Illinois Alabama Maine Missouri Arkansas
2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Michigan Florida Texas Iowa Wisconsin	California Minnesota Oregon Kansas West Virginia	Nevada Nebraska Colorado North Dakota South Dakota	Montana Washington Idaho Wyoming Utah	Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona Alaska Hawaii

Release Date	State	Statehood Date	Mintage Numbers*
1999			4,430,940,000
January 01, 1999	Delaware	December 07, 1787	774,824,000
March 08, 1999	Pennsylvania	December 12, 1787	707,332,000
May 17, 1999	New Jersey	December 18, 1787	662,228,000
July 19, 1999	Georgia	January 02, 1788	939,932,000
October 12, 1999	Connecticut	January 09, 1788	1,346,624,000

2000			6,470,932,000
January 03, 2000	Massachusetts	February 06, 1788	1,163,784,000
March 13, 2000	Maryland	April 28, 1788	1,234,732,000
May 22, 2000	South Carolina	May 23, 1788	1,308,784,000
August 07, 2000	New Hampshire	June 21, 1788	1,169,016,000
October 16, 2000	Virginia	June 25, 1788	1,594,616,000

2001			4,806,984,000
January 02, 2001	New York	July 26, 1788	1,275,040,000
March 12, 2001	North Carolina	November 21, 1789	1,055,476,000
May 21, 2001	Rhode Island	May 29, 1790	870,100,000
August 06, 2001	Vermont	March 04, 1791	882,804,000
October 15, 2001	Kentucky	June 01, 1792	723,564,000

2002			3,313,704,000
January 02, 2002	Tennessee	June 01, 1796	648,068,000
March 11, 2002	Ohio	March 01, 1803	632,032,000
May 20, 2002	Louisiana	April 30, 1812	763,804,000
August 02, 2002	Indiana	December 11, 1816	689,800,000
October 15, 2002	Mississippi	December 10, 1817	579,600,000

2003			2,280,400,000
January 02, 2003	Illinois	December 03, 1818	463,200,000
March 17, 2003	Alabama	December 14, 1819	457,400,000
June 02, 2003	Maine	March 15, 1820	448,800,000
August 04, 2003	Missouri	August 10, 1821	453,200,000
October 14, 2003	Arkansas	June 15, 1836	457,800,000

2004			2,401,600,000
January 26, 2004	Michigan	January 26, 1837	459,600,000
March 29, 2004	Florida	March 03, 1845	481,800,000
June 01, 2004	Texas	December 29, 1845	541,800,000
August 30, 2004	Iowa	December 28, 1846	465,200,000
October 25, 2004	Wisconsin	May 29, 1848	453,200,000

2005			3,013,600,000
January 2005	California	September 09, 1850	520,400,000
March 2005	Minnesota	May 11, 1858	488,000,000
June 2005	Oregon	February 14, 1859	720,200,000
August 2005	Kansas	January 29, 1861	563,400,000
October 2005	West Virginia	June 20, 1863	721,600,000

2006			2,925,400,000
January 2006	Nevada	October 31, 1864	589,800,000
March 2006	Nebraska	March 01, 1867	591,000,000
June 2006	Colorado	August 01, 1876	569,000,000
August 2006	North Dakota	November 02, 1889	664,800,000
October 2006	South Dakota	November 02, 1889	510,800,000

2007
January 2007	Montana	November 08, 1889	513,240,000
March 2007	Washington	November 11, 1889	545,200,000
June 2007	Idaho	July 03, 1890	581,400,000
August 2007	Wyoming	July 10, 1890	564,400,000
October 2007	Utah	January 04, 1896	508,200,000

2008
January 2008	Oklahoma	November 16, 1907	416,600,000
March 2008	New Mexico	January 06, 1912	488,600,000
June 2008	Arizona	February 14, 1912	509,600,000
August 2008	Alaska	January 03, 1959	505,800,000
October 2008	Hawaii	August 21, 1959	517,600,000
2009
January 2009	District of Columbia	December 1, 1800	172,400,000
March 2009	Puerto Rico	July 25, 1952	139,200,000
June 2009	Guam	Organic Act of 1950	87,600,000
August 2009	American Samoa	U. S. territory 1929	82,200,000
October 2009	Virgin Islands	U. S. territory 1927	82,000,000
December 2009	Northern Mariana Islands	U. S. territory 1947	72,800,000
2010
January 2010	Hot Springs National Park
March 2010	Yellowstone National Park
June 2010	Yosemite National Park
August 2010	Grand Canyon National Park
October 2010	Mount Hood National Forest