In 1999, the United States Mint began the 50 State Quarters Program. The program was designed to run for 10 years in which it would honor each of the United States in the order that they ratified the constitution, or were introduced into the Union of States. The 50 State Quarters Program was the most popular commemorative coin program in United States history; the United States Mint has estimated that 147 million Americans have collected state quarters and 3.5 million participated in the selection of state quarter designs.

The 50 State Quarters Program Act began in 1999 and ran through 2008, with five new quarters released every year. The quarters were released in the order that the states joined the union. Each quarter features a different state design on the back. Mar 17, 2003 · The 50 State Quarters program Pub.L. 105-124, 111 Stat. 2534, enacted December 1, 1997 was the release of a series of circulating commemorative coins by the United States Mint. From 1999 through 2008, it featured each of the 50 U.S. states on. The United States Mint also offers educational materials and lesson plans in conjunction with the 50 State Quarters® Program to help educators bring the history of the program and its significance into the classroom. Select a state quarter below to find out more about the state and the coin. The winning images and proposed designs submitted for inclusion in the U.S. Mint 50 United States commemorative quarters program scheduled for release every ten weeks from 1999-2008. The groundbreaking Statehood Quarters Program started in 1999. By 2008, all 50 states were represented in the order they joined the Union. All Statehood Quarters feature a modified Washington obverse with a unique reverse design.