50 State Quarters - Designs

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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