The state Quarter program is a collection fo commemorative quarters, one for each state. One of the purposes of this program was to revive coin collecting. There are, and there have been, a lot of commemorative coins released by the United States Mint but this is the first time in a very long while that there has been a coin collection craze that is full blown and extremely competitive. The government sales of the coin reached 4.6 Billion dollars.
Significance
Americans have always been known for being patriotic. This commemorative coin program is by far one of the most significant patriotic actions that the government has enacted and the people have supported it thoroughly. Each of the 50 coins represent the uniqueness of each state and what it symbolizes is that while there are 50 different States in the Federation, there is only one voice which is the product of independent unity that reigns supreme in every American’s heart and mind. The US state quarter made its way into media and pop culture as well.
In some famous late night talk shows, parodies of the 50 commemorative coins have been initiated due to the errors made in the manufacturing of some of the pieces that were circulated in public. People are very interested in collecting these coins and will pay a good price for the right coin. Distribution The US government wanted to make sure that everyone could get involved in this program. Hundreds of thousands of these coins were manufactured and circulated starting 1998 and up until today, it continues to be in active circulation.
Value and Material
Due to the number of coins circulated the value of circulated coins are minimal.Your best bet for getting a valuable coins is with state quarter proof sets or a flawed coin. There has been a lots of confusion as to the collectible value of these coins which is aggravated by the fact that there are some pieces that have flaws in them such as the motto “In God We Trust” which became “in God We Rust” in some reverse sides.There are also other errors, which had lead some collectors to be more invested in finding each one especially those with erroneous markings.
Shopping Online
Many collectors have yet to complete their set.People who are looking to complete their collection are putting up want ads in order to attract other collectors who are willing to sell some of their collections in exchange for a good sum of money.
