The statehood quarter or state quarters program as it is also known began in 1999 and will produce 50 state quarters all with a special reverse design honoring each state. Five state quarters will be issued each year thru 2008 and each is released in the order the state entered the union. All design themes are approved by the individual states governor. The final design is completed at the mint. The obverse of the state quarter was modified slightly to include some wording previously found on the reverse.

The U.S. Mint has stated that millions of people are collecting state quarters. State quarters are affordable and everyone can collect them. You can find circulated state quarters in your change, though more serious coin collectors usually buy rolls of uncirculated state quarters from the U.S. Mint or coin dealers like Mint Products! A coin can be precious for many reasons: as a piece of history, as an expression of a culture, as a window on a particular time or place.

In 2009 the U.S. Mint will expand on the state quarter program and issue quarters honoring the five U.S. Territories as well as the District of Columbia.