Actually, they are issuing five states a year for the next ten years.
They moved the inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "QUARTER
DOLLAR" from the reverse to the obverse to make this easier.
They're still accepting designs for most states. I wonder if we could
whip one up for Kansas with a few cones on it... ;) (voila, autox
content!)
Craig Blome
Austin, TX
---rjohnson@friendlynet.com wrote:
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> Eric:
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> The US Mint is dedicating the rear of the 25 cent piece to a
different
> state each year, for 50 years.
> The first 13 years will be covered in the order that states ratified
> the Constitution hence Delaware first); thereafter in the order in
which
> states entered the Union (the first time for those who tried to defect
> in order to form a more perfect Confederacy).
> So look for Hawaii in the year 2049.
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> REJ(O)
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