50 State Quarters Program

Launched in 1999, the 50 State Quarters Program was a 10-year initiative that honored each of the 50 states. The U.S. Mint issued five new quarters each year in the order that the states ratified the Constitution or were admitted into the Union.

The reverse (tails) of each quarter features a design related to that state. The obverse (heads) design shows the familiar portrait of George Washington used on the quarter since 1932. But the inscriptions previously used on the reverse – “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “LIBERTY,” and “IN GOD WE TRUST” – all appear on the obverse in order to accommodate the state designs.

In 2009, the Mint made six more quarter designs for Washington, DC and the five U.S. territories as part of the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program.

The 50 State Quarters

1999

• Delaware
• Pennsylvania
• New Jersey
• Georgia
• Connecticut

2000

• Massachusetts
• Maryland
• South Carolina
• New Hampshire
• Virginia

2001

• New York
• North Carolina
• Rhode Island
• Vermont
• Kentucky

2002

• Tennessee
• Ohio
• Louisiana
• Indiana
• Mississippi

2003

• Illinois
• Alabama
• Maine
• Missouri
• Arkansas

2004

• Michigan
• Florida
• Texas
• Iowa
• Wisconsin

2005

• California
• Minnesota
• Oregon
• Kansas
• West Virginia

2006

• Nevada
• Nebraska
• Colorado
• North Dakota
• South Dakota

2007

• Montana
• Washington
• Idaho
• Wyoming
• Utah

2008

• Oklahoma
• New Mexico
• Arizona
• Alaska
• Hawaii

This commemorative coin series was set to honor each of the 50 states and was rolled out in its entirety by 2009. To date, these quarters are the most successful numismatic program in history. Many collectors have acquired this series in its entirety, while others chose to collect states they have visited or lived in. In any case, these are popular coins to collect with a large following, including those with passing numismatic interests.

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