50 State Quarters

The 50 State Quarters series was a 10-year circulating commemorative coin series from the United States Mint that celebrated every state in the country by releasing a quarter-dollar coin that featured artwork embodying the spirit, personality, or most famous aspect.

Issued in the order each state was admitted into the Union, the 50 State Quarters program captured the imagination of Americans of all walks of life and created millions of new coin collectors.

Articles, Interviews, and Numismatic News

Hear former United States Mint Director Philip Diehl discuss the origin of the 50 State Quarters Program and the extraordinary efforts that the Mint had to undertake to create the country’s first multi-year circulating commemorative coin series.

Learn about important dates of the 50 State Quarters program that may contain valuable varieties, such as the 2004-D Wisconsin quarter with the extra leaf, the “In God We Rust” 2005-P Kansas quarter, or the rare Sacagawea dollar / Washington quarter mule.

Understand how the State Quarters program revolutionized the U.S. Mint’s production processes and paved the way for subsequent coin series featuring innovative new designs celebrating various topics.

Learn about the 10 designs that numismatist Tyler Rossi considers the worst of the series.