Attention: American-Coin Collectors:?

Question

Hi. I know very very little about coin collecting....

I found an American quarter dollar. Being that I live in Canada, I am unfamiliar with the American centenial coins, which I believe this may be. I would like verification. The banks are closed today, or I would just go there!
This coin has Nevada 1864 across the top.
The center is a sunrise/sunset behind mountains/foothills, and 3 running horses.
The border of the engraved horses seems to be a plant or branch of some sort.
Under the horses feet, is a banner saying " The Silver State "
Then the date 2006.

I assume this is a state centenial coin.? Does each state have a centenial coin, and do the American banks issue them upon request?
Thank you for your time ! :o)

Answer 1

I believe this is what you found: http://www.usmint.gov/images/mint_programs/50sq_program/states/NV_winner.gif


The state quarter program
During the program, a new statehood quarter is released by the United States Mint every "quintile," or 1/5th of a year (73 days); five designs are released each year. Each quarter's reverse celebrates one of the 50 states with a design honoring its unique history, traditions and symbols, usually designed by a resident of that state and chosen by the state government.

The quarters are released in the same order that the states joined the Union. The obverse of each quarter is a slight redesign of the previous design of the quarter.

The statehood quarters program has become one of the most popular commemorative coin programs in United States history; the United States Mint has estimated that over one hundred million individuals have collected state quarters, either formally or informally.

Although the statehood program is, by legislation, intended to include only the 50 states, legislation has been introduced four times in Congress to extend the program an additional year to include the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. territories of Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa. During the 106th, 107th, 108th, and 109th Congresses, these bills had passed through the House of Representatives, and even had 34 Senate sponsors for the Senate bill during the 108th; however, none of these bills were passed by the Senate. H.R. 3885, the version in the 109th Congress, passed the House by voice vote in the early hours of December 9, 2006, just before it adjourned sine die; but the Senate adjourned sine die shortly thereafter without considering the bill. [1]

However, the 1997 act that authorized the statehood quarter program provided that if the federal district, or any of the territories or commonwealths, became states before 2009, that new state would get a quarter.


Collectible value
The U.S. Mint designed the state quarters series, not as a potentially valuable collectible, but as a way of spurring interest in U.S. coinage - which had seen relatively few changes in design in the past 50 years - and in U.S. history. While mintage totals of the various designs vary widely – Virginia quarters are almost four times more abundant than Maine issues — none of the regular circulating issues are rare enough to become valuable investments.

There was, however, a measure of collector interest and controversy over die errors in the Wisconsin quarter. Some designs feature corn without a smaller leaf, others feature a small leaf pointing upwards, and still others have the leaf bending down. [3] A set of all three quarters from the Philadelphia mint sold on eBay in February 2005 for $300.

No other variations on any other state quarter issues have been noted as of 2005.

The 1999 silver proof coinage set is valuable, being the first year of the series and with a relatively small mintage. Obviously it will not be found in circulation and has to be privately purchased. (The set in base metal is worth only a fraction as much.)

Answer 2

To make this as short as possible, in 1999 the mint started a state quarter program. They would be issued 5 per year and in the order, that state entered the union. The Royal Canadian Mint issued in 1992, a 125th anniversary of confederation 12 quarter set, one for each province and territory. The U.S. set is on the same idea, but not an anniversary thing. We are going to be putting Presidents of this country on 1/2 dollars, it would be nice if Canada or the UK put all their kings and queens on a coin. Yes are banks usually have just the last one issued. They are available from some Canadian coin dealers. Single coins are not that expensive.

Answer 3

No. This is not a centennial coin. The US mint began a series of quarters representing each state called the "50 State Quarters" program, and it has proven to be the most successful series of coins ever struck by the US Mint. The series is running for ten years, from 1999 through 2008, with five new quarters released each year. The quarters represent each state and are released in the order that the states joined the Union.

The Nevada coin which you have was released on January 31, 2006 as the 36th state to join the Union ( October 31, 1864).

There are ten more state quarters, the 2007 set has been released and these are Montana, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah. The last year of the series will be 2008, in which Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii will be released to complete the set.

I have bought several proof sets of each series, and last year I looked up the value of a set I bought a year earlier for about $25 and found it was selling now to collectors for $125. This huge increase in only one year is due to the demand from collectors.

If I were you I would hang onto that coin as I suspect all of these quarters will disappear from general circulation within a few years. Whenever I get one of the 50 State Quarters coins in change I keep it and when i have enough I roll them up and save them. Now I have quiet a few rolls of these circulated quarters, along with a drawer full of both the copper-clad and silver proof US Mint sets.

Answer 4

That is not a centenial coin, each state will eventually have a quarter. Some of them are collectors items if not circulated but they are pretty common now. Just look up the United States quarters on the internet, there will be a picture of all that are out so far. These quarters are called the state quarters. Hope this helped. Claire

Answer 5

Starting in 2003 (I think) the US re-made thier quarters. Each state designed their own quarters. I doubt you can go to a bank and ask for a specific state quarter, but if you buy something ang get change, chances are you will get the state soon enough.

Unfortunately, as of this time, your coin is only worth 25 cents.

Answer 6

The US Mint has been issuing I believe 4 new state quarters every year until all 50 have their own. You may want to check with the US Mint's web site as they may have more information. As far as the bank's go, since these state quarters are still quarters, they are not seperated by state so the bank may or may not have the state you are looking for. They would have to look through their change drawers to check. It's unlikely that they would have bags of them seperated by state.

Answer 7

I don't know if it's safe or not, but I do know I have a number of old coins, and the best thing I have found to use is Taco Bell Fire sauce. Don't ask me why it works, it just does. Kind of scary since I really like the taste.