Owner Comments:
"The Connecticut quarter, the last 50 State Quarters™ Program coin issued in 1999, features "The Charter Oak": an integral part of Connecticut's heritage and existence. If not for the famed "Charter Oak", Connecticut - and this country in general - might be a very different place than it is today!
On the night of October 31, 1687, Connecticut's Charter was put to a test. A British representative for King James II, challenged Connecticut's government structure and demanded its surrender. In the middle of the heated discussion, with the Charter on the table between the opposing parties, the candles were mysteriously snuffed out, darkening the room. When visibility was reestablished, the Connecticut Charter had vanished. Heroic Captain Joseph Wadsworth saved the Charter from the hands of the British and concealed it in the safest place he could find - in a majestic white oak. This famous tree, "The Charter Oak," finally fell during a great storm on August 21, 1856.
NGC has graded 10,296 of both P&D 1999 Statehood quarters, only 7 quarters have reached the rare MS69 grade.On average it takes 1471 quarters to be graded to have one 1999 MS69 Statehood Quarter of any state.Here is 1 of 2 MS69 Connecticut P quarters to have reach this illustrious grade.This is the 4th business MS69 aquisition in the No Quarter set and by far the rarest one.
Engraver:T.James Ferrell Circulation:688,744,000