Designs
| Year | State | Release Date |
Mintage | Design | Elements Depicted | Engraver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Delaware | January 1, 1999 |
774,824,000 | Caesar Rodney on horseback Captions: "The First State", "Caesar Rodney" |
William Cousins | |
| Pennsylvania | March 8, 1999 |
707,332,000 | Commonwealth statue, state outline, keystone Caption: "Virtue, Liberty, Independence" |
John Mercanti | ||
| New Jersey | May 17, 1999 |
662,228,000 | Washington Crossing the Delaware, which includes George Washington (standing) and James Monroe (holding the flag) Caption: "Crossroads of the Revolution" |
Alfred Maletsky | ||
| Georgia | July 19, 1999 |
939,932,000 | Peach, live oak (state tree) sprigs, state outline Banner with text: "Wisdom, Justice, Moderation" (the state motto) |
T. James Ferrell | ||
| Connecticut | October 12, 1999 |
1,346,624,000 | Charter Oak Caption: "The Charter Oak" |
T. James Ferrell | ||
| 2000 | Massachusetts | January 3, 2000 |
1,163,784,000 | The Minuteman statue, state outline Caption: "The Bay State" |
Thomas D. Rodgers | |
| Maryland | March 13, 2000 |
1,234,732,000 | Dome of the Maryland State House, white oak (state tree) clusters Caption: "The Old Line State" |
Thomas D. Rodgers | ||
| South Carolina | May 22, 2000 |
1,308,784,000 | Carolina wren (state bird), yellow jessamine (state flower), cabbage palmetto (state tree), state outline Caption: "The Palmetto State" |
Thomas D. Rodgers | ||
| New Hampshire | August 7, 2000 |
1,169,016,000 | Old Man of the Mountain, nine stars Captions: "Old Man of the Mountain", "Live Free or Die" |
William Cousins | ||
| Virginia | October 16, 2000 |
1,594,616,000 | Ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery Captions: "Jamestown, 1607-2007", "Quadricentennial" |
Edgar Z. Steever | ||
| 2001 | New York | January 2, 2001 |
1,275,040,000 | Statue of Liberty, 11 stars, state outline with line tracing Hudson River and Erie Canal Caption: "Gateway to Freedom" |
Alfred Maletsky | |
| North Carolina | March 12, 2001 |
1,055,476,000 | Wright Flyer, John T. Daniels's iconic photo of the Wright brothers Caption: "First Flight" |
John Mercanti | ||
| Rhode Island | May 21, 2001 |
870,100,000 | America's Cup yacht Reliance on Narragansett Bay, Pell Bridge Caption: "The Ocean State" |
Thomas D. Rodgers | ||
| Vermont | August 6, 2001 |
882,804,000 | Maple trees with sap buckets, Camel's Hump Mountain Caption: "Freedom and Unity" |
T. James Ferrell | ||
| Kentucky | October 15, 2001 |
723,564,000 | Thoroughbred racehorse behind fence, Bardstown mansion, Federal Hill Caption: "My Old Kentucky Home" |
T. James Ferrell | ||
| 2002 | Tennessee | January 2, 2002 |
648,068,000 | Fiddle, trumpet, guitar, musical score, three stars Banner with text: "Musical Heritage" |
Donna Weaver | |
| Ohio | March 18, 2002 |
632,032,000 | Wright Flyer (built by the Wright Brothers who were born in Dayton, Ohio; Astronaut (Neil Armstrong was a native of Wapakoneta, Ohio); state outline Caption: "Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers" |
Donna Weaver | ||
| Louisiana | May 30, 2002 |
764,204,000 | Brown Pelican (state bird); trumpet with musical notes, outline of Louisiana Purchase on map of U.S. Caption: "Louisiana Purchase" |
John Mercanti | ||
| Indiana | August 8, 2002 |
689,800,000 | IndyCar, state outline, 19 stars Caption: "Crossroads of America" |
Donna Weaver | ||
| Mississippi | October 15, 2002 |
579,600,000 | Two magnolia blossoms (state flower) Caption: "The Magnolia State" |
Donna Weaver | ||
| 2003 | Illinois | January 2, 2003 |
463,200,000 | Young Abraham Lincoln; farm scene; Chicago skyline; state outline; 21 stars, 11 on left edge and 10 on right Captions: "Land of Lincoln;" "21st state/century" |
Donna Weaver | |
| Alabama | March 17, 2003 |
457,400,000 | Helen Keller, seated, Longleaf Pine branch (state tree), Magnolia blossoms Banner with text: "Spirit of Courage" Caption: "Helen Keller" in standard print and Braille |
Norman E. Nemeth | ||
| Maine | June 2, 2003 |
448,800,000 | Pemaquid Point Lighthouse; the schooner Victory Chimes at sea | Donna Weaver | ||
| Missouri | August 4, 2003 |
453,200,000 | Gateway Arch, Lewis and Clark and York returning down Missouri River Caption: "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004" |
Alfred Maletsky | ||
| Arkansas | October 20, 2003 |
457,800,000 | Diamond (state gem), rice stalks, mallard flying above a lake | John Mercanti | ||
| 2004 | Michigan | January 26, 2004 |
459,600,000 | State outline, outline of Great Lakes system Caption: "Great Lakes State" |
Donna Weaver | |
| Florida | March 29, 2004 |
481,800,000 | Spanish galleon, Cabbage palmettos (state tree), Space Shuttle Caption: "Gateway to Discovery" |
T. James Ferrell | ||
| Texas | June 1, 2004 |
541,800,000 | State outline, star, lariat Caption: "The Lone Star State" |
Norman E. Nemeth | ||
| Iowa | August 30, 2004 |
465,200,000 | Schoolhouse, teacher and students planting a tree, Captions: "Foundation in Education", "Grant Wood" |
John Mercanti | ||
| Wisconsin | October 25, 2004 |
453,200,000 | Head of a cow, round of cheese and ear of corn (state grain). Banner with text: "Forward" |
Alfred Maletsky | ||
| 2005 | California | January 31, 2005 |
520,400,000 | John Muir, California Condor, Half Dome Captions: "John Muir," "Yosemite Valley" |
Don Everhart | |
| Minnesota | April 4, 2005 |
488,000,000 | Common loon (state bird), Fishing, state map Caption: "Land of 10,000 Lakes" |
Charles Vickers | ||
| Oregon | June 6, 2005 |
720,200,000 | Crater Lake National Park Caption: "Crater Lake" |
Donna Weaver | ||
| Kansas | August 29, 2005 |
563,400,000 | American Bison (state mammal), Sunflowers (state flower) | Norman Nemeth | ||
| West Virginia | October 14, 2005 |
721,600,000 | New River Gorge Bridge Caption: "New River Gorge" |
John Mercanti | ||
| 2006 | Nevada | January 31, 2006 |
589,800,000 | Mustangs, mountains, rising sun, Sagebrush (state flower) Banner with text: "The Silver State" |
Don Everhart | |
| Nebraska | April 3, 2006 |
591,000,000 | Chimney Rock, covered wagon Caption: "Chimney Rock" |
Charles Vickers | ||
| Colorado | June 14, 2006 |
569,000,000 | Longs Peak Banner with text: "Colorful Colorado" |
Norm Nemeth | ||
| North Dakota | August 28, 2006 |
664,800,000 | American Bison, badlands | Donna Weaver | ||
| South Dakota | November 6, 2006 |
510,800,000 | Mount Rushmore, Ring-necked Pheasant (state bird), wheat (state grass) | John Mercanti | ||
| 2007 | Montana | January 29, 2007 |
513,240,000 | American Bison skull in the center with mountains and the Missouri River in the background. Caption: "Big Sky Country" |
Don Everhart | |
| Washington | April 11, 2007 |
545,200,000 | Salmon leaping in front of Mount Rainier Caption: "The Evergreen State" |
Charles Vickers | ||
| Idaho | June 5, 2007 |
581,400,000 | Peregrine falcon, state outline Caption: "Esto Perpetua" |
Don Everhart | ||
| Wyoming | September 4, 2007 |
564,400,000 | Bucking Horse and Rider Caption: "The Equality State" |
Norman E. Nemeth | ||
| Utah | November 5, 2007 |
508,200,000 | Golden Spike and the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad Caption: "Crossroads of the West" |
Joseph Menna | ||
| 2008 | Oklahoma | January 28, 2008 |
416,600,000 | Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (state bird), with Indian Blankets (the state wildflower) in background | Phebe Hemphill | |
| New Mexico | April 7, 2008 |
488,600,000 | State outline, Zia Sun Symbol from flag Caption: "Land of Enchantment" |
Don Everhart | ||
| Arizona | June 2, 2008 |
509,600,000 | Grand Canyon, Saguaro closeup. Caption: "Grand Canyon State" |
Joseph Menna | ||
| Alaska | August 25, 2008 |
505,800,000 | Grizzly bear with salmon (state fish) and North Star Caption: "The Great Land" |
Charles Vickers | ||
| Hawaii | November 3, 2008 |
517,600,000 | Statue of Kamehameha I with state outline and motto Caption: Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono |
Don Everhart |
District of Columbia & U.S. Territories 2009 Release
| Year | Territory | Release Date |
Mintage | Design | Elements Depicted | Engraver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | District of Columbia | January 26, 2009 |
172,400,000 | Duke Ellington seated at a grand piano. Caption: "Duke Ellington" and "Justice for all" |
Don Everhart | |
| Puerto Rico | March 30, 2009 |
139,200,000 | Depicts a historic sentry box at Castillo San Felipe del Morro and a hibiscus flower. Caption: "Isla del Encanto" |
Joseph Menna | ||
| Guam | May 26, 2009 |
87,600,000 | Depicts the outline of the island, a flying proa, and a latte stone. Caption: "Guahan I Tanó ManChamorro" |
Jim Licaretz | ||
| American Samoa | July 27, 2009 |
82,200,000 | Depicts the ava bowl, whisk and staff in the foreground with a coconut tree on the shore in the background. Caption: "Samoa Muamua le Atua" |
Charles Vickers | ||
| U.S. Virgin Islands | September 28, 2009 |
82,000,000 | Features an outline of the three major islands, the yellow breast or banana quit, the yellow cedar or yellow elder, and a Tyre Palm Tree. Caption: "United in Pride and Hope" |
Joseph Menna | ||
| Northern Mariana Islands | November 30, 2009 |
72,800,000 | Near the shore stands a large limestone latte, a canoe of the indigenous Carolinians, two white fairy tern birds, and a Carolinian mwar borders the bottom. | Phebe Hemphill |
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“My own thoughts
Are my companions; my designs and labors
And aspirations are my only friends.”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882)
“I have no scheme about it,—no designs on men at all; and, if I had, my mode would be to tempt them with the fruit, and not with the manure. To what end do I lead a simple life at all, pray? That I may teach others to simplify their lives?—and so all our lives be simplified merely, like an algebraic formula? Or not, rather, that I may make use of the ground I have cleared, to live more worthily and profitably?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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