Friday, January 1, 1999
Delaware State Quarter
Delaware First in State Quarter Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Mint today announced that it has shipped the first of the new 50 State Quarters to the Federal Reserve for distribution to commercial banks and financial institutions.
The first 50 State Quarter features a reverse (tails) design honoring the state of Delaware. The coin is expected to start appearing in circulation in late spring or early summer, and while the goal is to make the coin as widely available as possible, it will not be readily available in every part of the country.
"The United States Mint will be striking and shipping a new state quarter to the Federal Reserve every ten weeks for the next ten years," said Mint Director Philip N. Diehl. "We begin with Delaware and continue throughout the year with quarters bearing reverse designs honoring Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut - the first changes in the designs of the U.S. circulating coins since the Bicentennial in 1976."
The Delaware coin's reverse depicts Caesar Rodney on horseback making his historic ride to cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of independence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Mint today announced that it has shipped the first of the new 50 State Quarters to the Federal Reserve for distribution to commercial banks and financial institutions.
The first 50 State Quarter features a reverse (tails) design honoring the state of Delaware. The coin is expected to start appearing in circulation in late spring or early summer, and while the goal is to make the coin as widely available as possible, it will not be readily available in every part of the country.
"The United States Mint will be striking and shipping a new state quarter to the Federal Reserve every ten weeks for the next ten years," said Mint Director Philip N. Diehl. "We begin with Delaware and continue throughout the year with quarters bearing reverse designs honoring Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and Connecticut - the first changes in the designs of the U.S. circulating coins since the Bicentennial in 1976."
The Delaware coin's reverse depicts Caesar Rodney on horseback making his historic ride to cast the tie-breaking vote in favor of independence.
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