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State Coin Collector: Oklahoma
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Release Date: January 28, 2008. The first commemorative quarter-dollar coin released in 2008 honors Oklahoma, and is the 46th coin in the United States Mint’s 50 State Quarters Program. Oklahoma, nicknamed the "Sooner State," was admitted into the Union on November 16, 1907, becoming our Nation’s 46th state. The Department of the Treasury approved the design on May 25, 2007. Four other designs were considered, including "Pioneer Woman and Child with Windmill and Oil Derrick," "Pioneer Woman and Child...
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State Coin Collector: New Mexico
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Release Date: March, 2008. The Department of the Treasury approved the design on May 25, 2007. The other three designs considered were "Zia Symbol over Textured State Outline," "Textured Zia Symbol over State Outline," and "Zia Symbol over Textured State Outline," with the Zia symbol marking the location of the capital, Santa Fe. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New Hampshire state quarter. New Jersey state quarter. New Mexico state quarter. New York state quarter. North Carolina state quarter.
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State Coin Collector: Alaska
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Release Date: August, 2008. The grizzly bear and salmon symbolize Alaska’s natural beauty and abundant wildlife, with the bear representing strength and the salmon representing the nutrition that provides for this strength. The grizzly flourishes in Alaska and can be observed in places such as Denali and Katmai National Parks, Kodiak Island and Admiralty Island. More than 98 percent of the United States’ grizzly population is found in Alaska. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New Hampshire state quarter.
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State Coin Collector: Hawaii
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Release Date: October, 2008. The reverse of Hawaii’s quarter features Hawaiian monarch King Kamehameha I stretching his hand toward the eight major Hawaiian Islands. Inscriptions are the state motto "UA MAU KE EA O KA ‘AINA I KA PONO" ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"), "Hawaii" and "1959.". Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New Hampshire state quarter. New Jersey state quarter. New Mexico state quarter. New York state quarter. North Carolina state quarter.
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State Coin Collector: Arizona
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Release Date: May, 2008. The third commemorative quarter-dollar coin released in 2008 honors Arizona, and is the 48th coin in the United States Mint’s 50 State Quarters Program. Arizona was admitted into the Union on February 14, 1912, becoming our Nation’s 48th state, and the last in the continental United States. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). New Hampshire state quarter. New Jersey state quarter. New Mexico state quarter. New York state quarter. North Carolina state quarter.
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Presidential Dollar Coin: John Quincy Adams
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President: John Quincy Adams. Release Date: May 15, 2008. John Quincy Adams was born into politics as the son of second U.S. President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a child, he watched the American Revolution unfold and accompanied his father on his diplomatic posts to Europe. He followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a diplomat in Europe and, later, the sixth U.S. president. Coinage Legislation under President John Quincy Adams. Act of May 19, 1828. 8212; This Act:. Authorizes the Director of...
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Presidential Dollar Coin: James Monroe
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Release Date: February 14, 2008. Virginia native James Monroe was exceptionally qualified to serve as the United States’ fifth president. Not only was he a Revolutionary War soldier, he was champion of the Bill of Rights, U.S. diplomat in Europe, governor of Virginia, senator, secretary of state, secretary of war, and negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase, before being overwhelmingly elected president in 1817. Coinage Legislation under President James Monroe. Act of January 14, 1818. Act of March 3, 1819.
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Presidential Dollar Coin: Andrew Jackson
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Release Date: August 14, 2008. A citizen of Tennessee, Andrew Jackson was the first president elected from west of the Appalachian Mountains. As a boy, he fought in the Revolutionary War. Jackson gained national prominence as a hero of the War of 1812, and was nicknamed “Old Hickory” for his firm discipline as commander of his troops. President Jackson authorized three southern branches of the United States Mint in 1835 – New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega. Act of June 25, 1834. Act of June 28, 1834.