Collecting 50 State Quarters

CroMAGnet · Feb 21, 2005

I was just checking to see which quarters I had already collected in the US 50 State Quarters® Program. Is anyone else into collecting these?

From what I understand, they are minted in Delaware and Pennsylvania, with the latter being pretty hard for me to find.

50 State Quarters Program of the United States Mint

BatteryCharger · Feb 21, 2005

Yeah, I've got a whole pile of them out in the cup holder in my truck. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

kitelights · Feb 21, 2005

I'm collecting them. I'm trying to maintain 5 sets and I need to go through my pile now and get rid of $30-40. I've got one "book."

When I pay for stuff, I always give the right amount of change to force the return of quarters.

bjn70 · Feb 22, 2005

My wife is collecting them, one set.

BatteryCharger · Feb 22, 2005

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When I pay for stuff, I always give the right amount of change to force the return of quarters.

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Can't you just go to the bank and ask them for a bag of quarters? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

kitelights · Feb 22, 2005

Sure you can. I did that when I was a kid with pennies. It was a big deal to be able to buy one or two rolls of pennies. It's more fun this way now.

diggdug13 · Feb 22, 2005

I personally buy a Silver proof of them every year from the mint, so I have a silver mint set of all that have come out.

doug

CroMAGnet · Feb 22, 2005

looks like I'm missing only the Wisconson and California D quarters. I only have 5 of the P mint quarters though. How about you guys? Are the P mint hard to find?

Also how do you hold/store them? Is there a nice booklet or?

Must be pretty sweet to have them all directly from the mint so far. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Lunal_Tic · Feb 22, 2005

I was trying to get a set of these for the US map displays that I picked up for my GF and me. Living overseas though has made it almost impossible. No one was snagging quarters for me past a few months into the request. I didn't even get back to the US last year quick enough to get a roll of Texas quarters to give as souvenirs when I travel. It's been frustrating to say the least.

-LT

jtr1962 · Feb 22, 2005

I have the whole set. I think by the time the quarters for the last states come out we'll have a few new states /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif (i.e. Puerto Rico, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Israel, Palestine). There's also talk of making quarters for the territories.

AlphaTea · Feb 22, 2005

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From what I understand, they are minted in Delaware and Pennsylvania, with the latter being pretty hard for me to find.

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Actually, they are minted in Denver and Philadelphia

CroMAGnet · Feb 22, 2005

Thanks for clarifying that Alpha /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

It's been a while since I looked that up. The Philadelphia minted ones are hard to find in northern California, at least for me. I was wondering if it is a regional thing and if people on the east coast etc have an easier time finding them.

BTW how much does it cost to get them directly from the mint when they come out? And can you still get all of them from the mint? Or just recently issued ones.

MaxaBaker · Feb 22, 2005

My dad collects them. He has every one availabale at this point in time including each state quarter from the Dener Mint and the Phily mint. Is there anyone else out there that tries to get them from both mints? It's distinguishable by the little D or P on one of the sides.

CromaqNet, yes, there are booklets with spaces and everything floating around to collect these quarters. A simple Google search would probably bring up a lot of stuff.

Lurker · Feb 22, 2005

The different designs are interesting, but I try to get rid if my change as quickly as possible. I don't quite understand why the mint in encouraging the collecting of quarters. Doesn't that take the money out of circulation and therefore defeat its purpose? Don't they just have to make more which also costs more?

BatteryCharger · Feb 22, 2005

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I don't quite understand why the mint in encouraging the collecting of quarters. Doesn't that take the money out of circulation and therefore defeat its purpose?

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The mint sells uncirculated coins for more than face value, in kits, with displays, etc. You can buy all kinds of money from the mint for more than it's value.

Mags · Feb 22, 2005

OOOH I collect these. I just need Wisconsin to be up to date with all state quarters so far. I do come across Wisconsins often, but they are all scratched up so I just use them or leave them alone. I check my parents wallets periodically. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Also, I am trying to find those new nickels. Anyone else after those? The new nickels where one has a boat, the other has two hands shaking.

MaxaBaker · Feb 22, 2005

I've seen those nickels Mags, didn't think anything of it though.

Something else I want to mention about the Phily-Denver mint thing: The Denver ones are VERY hard to find (I imagine Phily ones are harder to get on the west coast) on the east coast. Yet, my dad has them all /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ohgeez.gif

Mags · Feb 22, 2005

Um I thought the San Francisco minted coins were rare?

EVAN_TAD · Feb 22, 2005

How about a 1933 Double Gold Eagle?

MaxaBaker · Feb 22, 2005

hehe. sure I have one. got 10 million? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

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