50 States Quarters

In 1997, congress authorized the 50 State Quarters Program, where from 1999 to 2008, five state quarters were minted each year, with unique designs on the back of each quarter for each state. The coins were released by the date of their statehood, with Delaware being the first, and Hawaii being the last. The front of all the quarters is pictured above, and the unique designs are below.  1999 Fact Box Delaware Release Date: January 1, 1999 Mintage: 774,824,000 Design: Caesar Rodney on horseback Designer: William Cousins Fact Box Pennsylvania Release Date: March 8, 1999 Mintage: 707,332,000 Design: Commonwealth statue, state outline, keystone Designer: John Mercanti Fact Box New Jersey Release Date: May 17, 1999 Mintage: 662,228,000 Design: Washington Crossing the Delaware (standing) and James Monroe (holding the flag) Designer: Alfred Maletsky Fact Box Georgia Release Date: July 19, 1999 Mintage: 939,932,000 Design: Peach, live oak (state tree) sprigs, state outline Designer: T. James Ferrell Fact Box Connecticut Release Date: October 12, 1999 Mintage: 1,346,624,000 Design: Charter Oak (symbol of independence) Designer: T. James Ferrell 2000 Fact Box Massachusetts Release Date: January 3, 2000 Mintage: 1,163,784,000 Design: The Minuteman state, state outline Designer: Thomas D. Rodgers Fact Box Maryland Release Date: March 13, 2000 Mintage: 1,234,732,000 Design: Dome of the Maryland State House, white oak (state tree) clusters Designer: Thomas D. Rodgers Fact Box South Carolina Release Date: May 22, 2000 Mintage: 1,308,784,000 Design: Carolina wren (state bird), yellow jessamine (state flower), cabbage palmetto (state tree), state outline Designer: Thomas D. Rodgers Fact Box New Hampshire Release Date: August 7, 2000 Mintage: 1,169,016,000 Design: Old Man of the Mountain, nine stars Designer: William Cousins Fact Box Virginia Release Date: October 16, 2000 Mintage: 1,594,616,000 Design: Ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, Discovery Designer: Edgar Z. Steever 2001 Fact Box New York Release Date: January 2, 2001 Mintage: 1,275,040,000 Design: Statue of Liberty, 11 stars, state outline with line tracing Hudson River and Erie Canal Designer: Alfred Maletsky Fact Box North Carolina Release Date: March 12, 2001 Mintage: 1,055,476,000 Design: Wright Flyer, photo of the Wright Brothers Designer: John Mercanti Fact Box Rhode Island Release Date: May 21, 2001 Mintage: 870,100,000 Design: America's Cup yacht Reliance on Narragansett Bay, Pell Bridge Designer: Thomas D. Rodgers Fact Box Vermont Release Date: August 6, 2001 Mintage: 882,804,000 Design: Maple trees with sap buckets, Camel's Hump Mountain Designer: T. James Ferrell Fact Box Kentucky Release Date: October 15, 2001 Mintage: 723,564,000 Design: Thoroughbred racehorse behind fence, Bardstown mansion, Federal Hill Designer: T. James Ferrell 2002 Fact Box Tennessee Release Date: January 2, 2002 Mintage: 648,068,000 Design: Fiddle, trumpet, guitar, musical score, three stars Designer: Donna Weaver Fact Box Ohio Release Date: March 18, 2002 Mintage: 632,032,000 Design: Wright Flyer, astronaut (Neil Armstrong), state outline Designer: Donna Weaver Fact Box Louisiana Release Date: May 30, 2002 Mintage: 764,204,000 Design: Brown pelican (state bird), trumpet with musical notes, outline of Louisiana Purchase. Designer: John Mercanti Fact Box Indiana Release Date: August 8, 2002 Mintage: 689,800,000 Design: IndyCar, state outline, 19 stars Designer: Donna Weaver Fact Box Mississippi Release Date: October 15, 2002 Mintage: 579,600,000 Design: Two magnolia blossoms Designer: Donna Weaver 2003 Fact Box Illinois Release Date: January 2, 2003 Mintage: 463,200,000 Design: Young Abraham Lincoln, farm scene, Chicago skyline, state outline, 21 stars Designer: Donna Weaver Fact Box Alabama Release Date: March 17, 2003 Mintage: 457,400,000 Design: Hellen Keller, longleaf pine (state tree) branch, magnolia blossoms Designer: Norman E. Nemeth Fact Box Maine Release Date: June 2, 2003 Mintage: 448,800,000 Design: Pemaquid Point Lighthouse, the schooner Victory Chimes at sea Designer: Donna Weaver Fact Box Missouri Release Date: August 4, 2003 Mintage: 453,200,000 Design: Gateway Arch, Lewis and Clark and York returning down Missouri River Designer: Alfred Maletsky Fact Box Arkansas Release Date: October 20, 2003 Mintage: 457,800,000 Design: Diamond (state gem), rice stalks, mallard flying above a lake Designer: John Mercanti                                                                                                                                                                                                       50 States Quarters (continued)