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In 1999, the United States mint began a program of commemorative quarters featuring each of the fifty states. Five designs were issued each year 1999-2008. In 2005, the states featured were California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas (shown here) and West Virginia. The program was popular enough that it was expanded to include the territories in 2009 and the [[United States 2014-D quarter KM-570|national parks]] in 2010.
 
In 1999, the United States mint began a program of commemorative quarters featuring each of the fifty states. Five designs were issued each year 1999-2008. In 2005, the states featured were California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas (shown here) and West Virginia. The program was popular enough that it was expanded to include the territories in 2009 and the [[United States 2014-D quarter KM-570|national parks]] in 2010.

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from the Mountain Groan Collection
the streak across the image is a crack in the holder, not the coin

In 1999, the United States mint began a program of commemorative quarters featuring each of the fifty states. Five designs were issued each year 1999-2008. In 2005, the states featured were California, Minnesota, Oregon, Kansas (shown here) and West Virginia. The program was popular enough that it was expanded to include the territories in 2009 and the national parks in 2010.

Recorded mintage: 3,262,960 proofs plus 1,069,679 in 90% silver.

Specification: 5.67 g, copper-nickel with a copper core, reeded edge, 24.3 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 373 (clad, shown here), KM 373a (silver).

Source:

  • Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

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