| Nothing in recent years has done more to
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| | process. While some states appoint design
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| popularize coin collecting than the 50
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| | committees other states like Michigan and
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| State Quarter Program Act of 1997. This
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| | Vermont have contests that any resident
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| unique Act runs from 1998 until 2008 is
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| | can enter.
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| easily the most popular minted coin
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| | In Missouri people voted via the Internet
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| series in the history of the U.S. Mint.
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| | for their favorite design with almost
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| Beginning in 1998, five new state
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| | 180,000 people voting while other states
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| quarters are released each year for a ten
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| | had the Governor making the final choice
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| year period with a new quarter released
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| | based on several designs.
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| approximately every ten weeks. The
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| | Since these coins are in great demand and
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| quarters are minted for a ten week period
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| | will never be minted again prices of the
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| and are never issued to the public again.
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| | state quarters have been increasing and
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| Borrowing a page from history a unique
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| | some of the early state coins are worth
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| method of issuing the coins was devised.
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| | $1.00 or more depending on condition. A
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| Each state quarter is issued according to
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| | specialty area of coin collecting known
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| when they became a part of the United
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| | as error coins has also been able to
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| States.
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| | participate with some flawed coins going
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| Each of the state quarters is minted with
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| | for up to $500.
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| the image of George Washington on the
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| | A whole new business has cropped up
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| front, or obverse, side of the coin but
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| | revolving around the state quarters
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| on the back, or reverse, side is a design
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| | program with many products like specialty
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| based on something noteworthy about that
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| | coin holders enjoying immense popularity.
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| particular state. Once the program is
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| | Probably the most familiar example of
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| over in 2008 the normal eagle design will
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| | this would be the United States map
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| once again be on the reverse side of the
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| | quarter holder. These holders are in the
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| quarter.
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| | shape of a map of the U.S. and have
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| What makes this coin series different
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| | places in each state for that state's
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| from all others in the past is that each
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| | quarter to proudly reside. They also
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| state gets to select the design for their
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| | usually have little state facts printed
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| own state's quarter with the Governor of
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| | by them which make for a great learning
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| each state determining the selection
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| | experience.
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