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HISTORY
The second quarter design of the 50 State Quarters series honors Pennsylvania, the second State to join the Union. The Pennsylvania quarter features a reverse (tails) design depicting the "Commonwealth" statue which sits atop the Pennsylvania capital dome, an outline of the state, the state motto "LIBERTY, INDEPENDENCE, VIRTUE" and a keystone. The Eagle reverse will not be produced during the 10-year program and is scheduled to resume in 2009.
The quarter's new Washington obverse design retains the familiar portrait of George Washington, with the inscriptions that are normally found on the quarter's reverse -- "United States of America," Liberty," "In God We Trust," and "Quarter Dollar." The revised obverse will be used on all 50 State Quarters in an attractive and balanced presentation.
MINTS
The 50 State Quarters will be manufactured at both the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, which produce all legal tender U.S. circulating coins, before being shipped to the Federal Reserve for distribution through the banking system. The Proof versions will be produced at the San Francisco Mint. The Mint projects production for each 50 States Quarter will range from 500 million to 750 million for each state reverse design.
TERMINOLOGY
Cupro-Nickel Clad - Typically referred to as the combination of copper and nickel, the two metals now used in the minting process of Dimes, Quarters, Halves, and Dollars. This began in 1965, except for Dollars, which began in 1971.
Die Break - A defect in the die; a crack that usually develops during excess usage.
RECOMMENDED REFERENCES
The U.S. Mint Web Site
Sequence of the new United States 50 State Quarters
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Series
Pennsylvania Quarter
Series Run
1999
Designer
Obverse
John Flanagan
Reverse Concept
State Committee
Weight
5.67 grams
Composition - Cupro-Nickel Clad
outer layers
.750 copper
.250 nickel
inner core
pure copper
Diameter
24.3 millimeters
Edge
Reeded Edge
Mints
Philadelphia, Denver
San Francisco (Proof only)
Mink Mark Location
obverse below motto
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