Statehood Quarters 1999-2008, Proofs SILVER/CLAD
2000-S SILVER VIRGINIA
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Coin Details
Origin/Country: |
United States |
Design Description: |
QUARTER DOLLARS - STATES & TERRITORIES - PROOF |
Item Description: |
25C 2000 S SILVER VIRGINIA |
Full Grade: |
NGC PF 70 UC |
Owner: |
MAGREGORY |
Owner Comments:
Jamestown turned 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.