Shout out to the numismatists! 🪙 Did you know that, in all, some 34.3 billion 50 state quarters were produced with an average of 400 million each. For some states, according to one report, more than 1 billion of the coins were produced.
in 1999 as a way to honor unique contributions by each state. The program ended in 2008 and, now, some of the quarters are harder to find than others.
During production, the U.S. Mint issued five new quarters each year released in the order the states ratified the Constitution or were admitted to the Union. The “heads” side of the quarters show the familiar portrait of George Washington that’s been used on the quarter since 1932. The reverse side – or tails side – of each quarter features a design related to that state.
The designs include things like the Statue of Liberty for New York, the Louisiana Purchase and a pelican for Louisiana and the spike uniting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads in Utah. Alabama’s quarter, issued in 2003, includes an image of Helen Keller with her name in English and a reduced-size version of Braille, along with an Alabama long leaf pine branch with magnolias gracing the side of the design.hat quarters were produced to meet Federal Reserve demand at the time.
Based on the number printed and the amount currently in circulation, the quarters that may be hardest to find include:
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