STATEHOOD QUARTERS

All 50 Statehood Quarters share this obverse design of George Washington

The History of the Washington Statehood Quarter (2000-2008):

The first Statehood Quarter was the Delaware Quarter issued in January of 1999. Each of the fifty states will be represented by a new design. These new quarters will be released in the same order that the individual states were admitted into the union. The Treasury will release a total of five Statehood Quarter designs each year; approximately one every ten weeks. Therefore, the Statehood Quarter Program will last a total of ten years.

The new Statehood Quarters are being produced in Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. The Philadelphia and Denver issues are being released into general circulation. You can distinguish these two by the mint mark, either 'P' or 'D', located on the obverse just below the word "trust".

The San Francisco Mint is striking Proof Editions only. These are special coins stuck at low speed, by highly polished dies, onto hand-selected planchets. Proof Edition coins are not intended for circulation; they are produced for expressly for collectors. The San Francisco Proof Edition Quarters are being produced in both Cupro-Nickel and in 90% Silver. According to advance statements from the Treasury, the Proof Editions of each year's five designs will be available in the fall of each year, respectively.

The Statehood Quarters have the exact same weight, diameter, and composition as the Washington Quarters (1965-1998). Their composition is 75% Copper and 25% Nickel outer shell bonded to a pure copper middle. The weight of these clad quarters is 5.67 grams. The one exception is the San Francisco Silver Proof Editions which are composed of 90% Silver and 10% Copper. These 90% Silver Proof Quarters have a weight of 6.25 grams. All Statehood Quarters are 24.3 mm in diameter. The edges of both the clad and the silver pieces are reeded.

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Key to abbreviations used on this page:

All Philadelphia and Denver mint quarters are BU (Brilliant Uncirculated): A strictly uncirculated coin with attractive mint luster but noticeable detracting contact marks or minor blemishes.

All PR (Proof): quarters are San Francisco mint. Proof refers to a method of manufacture. A Proof Edition coin is stuck at low speed, by highly polished dies, on hand-selected planchets. The result is a very high quality coin that will have a mirror-finished background and frosted features. Proof Edition coins are not intended for circulation; they are produced for expressly for collectors and are sold by the U.S. Mint in sets for a premium above their face value. Proof Editions of the new Statehood Quarters are produced only at the San Francisco Mint.

The silver proof quarters are 90%: pure silver, and minted in the San Francisco mint.

P (Philadelphia): The 'P' mint mark is located on the obverse, on the right side, just below "In God We Trust".

D (Denver): The 'D' mint mark is located on the obverse, on the right side, just below "In God We Trust".

S (San Francisco): The 'S' mint mark is located on the obverse, on the right side, just below "In God We Trust".

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