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Virginia Statehood quarter |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - STATES & TERRITORIES - PROOF |
| Item Description: |
25C 2000 S SILVER VIRGINIA |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 70 UC |
| Research: |
View Coin |
Owner Comments
The Virginia quarter, the tenth coin released under the 50 State Quarters® Program, honors Jamestown, Virginia, our nation's first permanent English settlement. Jamestown turns 400 years old in 2007. The selected design features the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. These ships brought the first English settlers to Jamestown.
On April 10, 1606, King James I of England chartered the Virginia Company to encourage colonization in the New World. The first expedition, consisting of the three ships depicted on the quarter, embarked from London on December 20, 1606. On May 12, 1607, they landed on a small island along the James River nearly 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It was here the original settlers (104 men and boys) established the first permanent English settlement called Jamestown, in honor of King James I.
The selection of the design for Virginia's new quarter began when Governor James Gilmore III selected State Treasurer Susan F. Dewey to serve as liaison to the United States Mint for the 50 State Quarters® Program. Ideas were solicited from colleges, universities, museums, and state agencies. Public comment was overwhelming, with thousands of responses received.
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Missouri Statehood coin |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - STATES & TERRITORIES - PROOF |
| Item Description: |
25C 2003 S SILVER MISSOURI |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 70 UC |
| Research: |
View Coin |
Owner Comments
The Missouri quarter is the fourth quarter of 2003, and the 24th in the 50 State Quarters® Program. Missouri became the 24th state on August 10, 1821, as a part of the Missouri Compromise. The Missouri quarter depicts Lewis and Clark’s historic return to St. Louis down the Missouri River, with the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) in the background. The quarter is inscribed "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004."
While much of the state’s history is tied to the mighty rivers that flow through it, the "Show Me State" got its nickname because of the devotion of its people to simple common sense. In 1899, Rep. Willard D. Vandiver said, "Frothy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I'm from Missouri. You've got to show me." It is easy to imagine President Thomas Jefferson saying "show me" as he sent Lewis and Clark forth on their trek into the uncharted Louisiana Purchase territory. Their 8,000-mile journey westward and back, which some claim was the greatest U.S. military expedition ever, began in St. Charles, Missouri -- just 20 miles west of St. Louis -- in 1804 and ended when they returned to St. Louis, Missouri in 1806.
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Keelboat Nickel |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
FIVE-CENT PIECES - JEFFERSON, PROOF |
| Item Description: |
5C 2004 S KEELBOAT |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 70 UC |
| Research: |
View Coin |
Owner Comments
While 2004 marks the first time in 66 years that the reverse of the U.S. nickel has undergone a re-design, the standard obverse featuring the likeness of Thomas Jefferson will remain in use for both Westward Journey nickels in 2004. In 2005, the obverse will be redesigned to include a new rendition of Jefferson, along with the motto "Liberty."
The design on Jefferson's Peace Medal is the design used on the first of the new nickels, the Peace Medal Nickel. It shows the hand of a Native American and the hand of a European-American clasped in a friendly handshake below a crossed pipe and tomahawk. The words "Louisiana Purchase" are inscribed above the date of the purchase, 1803.
The second nickel of 2004 shows the keelboat that was part of Lewis and Clark's expedition. Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark are standing on deck at the start of their famous trip.
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Jefferson Nickel |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
FIVE-CENT PIECES - JEFFERSON, PROOF |
| Item Description: |
5C 1999 S |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 70 UC |
| Research: |
View Coin |
Owner Comments
The 1999 proof set includes the cent through half dollar and all five proof condition statehood quarters: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut.
We are approaching the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln cent which started in 1909 with Lincoln as the first person with his image minted on U. S. coins.
1999 was 1st year - of US State Hood quarters and the silver proof set, the most expensive proof set in history! The mint was trying to revive interest in
coin collecting with the state quarter program.
1999 was last year - of the Susan B. Anthony dollar which was rejected by the public because it looked so much like a quarter.
All were made at the United States government San Francisco "S" Mint.
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Sagawagea Dollar |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
FIVE-CENT PIECES - JEFFERSON, PROOF |
| Item Description: |
5C 2005 S BISON |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 70 UC |
| Research: |
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Owner Comments
The first of two new reverses on the 2005-dated nickel will feature the American bison, recognizing the American Indians and wildlife encountered by the Lewis and Clark expedition. Expedition journals described the buffalo, and it was an animal of great significance to many American Indian cultures.
The design was created by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program artist, Jamie Franki, of Concord, North Carolina. United States Mint sculptor-engraver Norman E. Nemeth sculpted the design. The image of a buffalo adorned the reverse of the nickel from 1913-1938.
(Copied from US Mint website.)
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Ocean View Nickel |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
FIVE-CENT PIECES - JEFFERSON, PROOF |
| Item Description: |
5C 2005 S OCEAN VIEW |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 70 UC |
| Research: |
View Coin |
Owner Comments
In late 2005, the nickel will feature a scene of the Pacific Ocean and an inscription reflecting an excited entry in the journal of Captain William Clark on November 7, 1805. The design – a design based on a photograph by Andrew E. Cier of Astoria, Oregon – visually depicts the expedition's exultation on believing they had finally reached the Pacific Ocean after so many months of arduous travel. View Mr. Cier's photograph here.
The design was created by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program artist, Joe Fitzgerald, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and was sculpted by United States Mint sculptor/engraver Donna Weaver.
(Copied from US Mint website)
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Oregon statehood quarter |
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - STATES & TERRITORIES - PROOF |
| Item Description: |
25C 2005 S SILVER OREGON |
| Grade: |
NGC PF 70 UC |
| Research: |
View Coin |
Owner Comments
The State of Oregon is honored with the third quarter to be released in 2005, and the 33rd in the United States Mint’s 50 State Quarters® Program. On February 14, 1859, Oregon became the 33rd state to be admitted into the Union. Its coin design features a portion of Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States, viewed from the south-southwest rim. The design incorporates Wizard Island, as well as Watchman and Hillman Peaks on the lake’s rim and conifers. The coin bears the inscription "Crater Lake."
Crater Lake is a unique and stunning natural treasure, formed more than 7,700 years ago by the collapse of Mt. Mazama in what is now southern Oregon. At 1,949 feet, it is the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh deepest in the world, and has a record clarity depth of 134 feet. The main cause of Crater Lake’s remarkable clarity is its isolation from incoming streams and rivers.
President Theodore Roosevelt established Crater Lake National Park in 1902, with the lake itself as the Park’s crown jewel. It is the sixth oldest national park in the country. Since its creation, Crater Lake National Park has helped protect both the Native American cultural ties to the area and the natural habitat of the animal and plant life that lies within its boundaries.
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