Favorite state quarter

[Bossy Monkey]

If you're a nerd like me (this would be a great start for an infomercial, wouldn't it?), you get a kick out of the US Mint's 50 State Quarter program, checking through your change to see if you've gotten a new one or a particularly good one.

I mainly picked these on looks, although there's one obviously in here for political reasons. For some childish reason, I don't like the ones that show the state's outline; of these, I think only Illinois made the cut. There's an Other spot though; feel free to chime in.

Check here if you need to refresh your memory on any of these: http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=schedule

Immediate edit to close a parenthesis; PS: Apparently you can't put quotation marks in a poll

[phaseolus]

1. Rhode Island

A godawful beautiful Herreshoff gaff-rigged sailboat...

[NashVegas]

14. Me Too

And I've never even been there.

[carpetbagger]

2. DE, the original horse quarter, as well as the rejects below.

DE has a coin commemorating bizarre local tale of a guy on a horse with syphillis riding to sign paperwork. That's what state history is all about.

But some of the best got canned:



I couldn't find a picture of the Sequoyah coin alone (for Tennessee, which was discarded in favor of a mealy tourist bureau collage).

Here's the original, pre 9-11 design for the Illinois quarter. The "Osama Strikes Again Quarter"

[LynneSin]

12. YEAH DELAWARE

You know they actually made less of the Delaware Quarters than any of the other ones and they have more of a collectors value because of that.

Go DE GO!!!

[LTR]

3. Wisconsin is getting theirs next year

Three to vote on. Results will be announced this Tuesday:







Tough choice, but I voted for the cow! :)

[scarlet_owl]

4. I had to vote for my home state of Missouri

Anything with the Arch on it is beautiful.

[carpetbagger]

5. Here's some proposals for Oregon...

[Bossy Monkey]

8. I think you may be pulling our chain (or maybe Oregon is)

:)

[carpetbagger]

20. They're from the Portland Tribune people.

Here's the link:

http://www.quarterdesigns.com/proposed/oregon.html

The McCall coin is as good as the others, but I didn't think most people would get it...

[LTR]

6. Is it just me...

...or does this look a littl ecommunist?



Fitting for Bush Country (no offense to any Texans here).

[LSdemocrat]

7. I'm a big fan of Connecticut's quarter

It's all about the Charter Oak. That's what these things should be used for: teaching an obscure, but important part of a state's history that most people outside the state would not know.

(FYI, I am not from Connecticut, I'm from Missouri.)

[burr]

9. I can't believe a DUer would leave N.H. out of the list...

Live free or die!

[Bossy Monkey]

10. Look up (n/t)

[burr]

11. how could I miss it!!!

life, it's like a backwards moment of nothingness...

[UCLA02]

17. Burr, is that supposed to be the TX quarter? Or FL? n/t

[carpetbagger]

21. No. This is the Texas quarter.

[Bossy Monkey]

13. kick for morning nerds

Ok, I'm just speaking for myself. :)

[trof]

15. Yea Alabama!

We finally did something right.
Inadvertantly.
But we did it.
Is it true they're going to rebuild The Old Man in NH with concrete and rebar?
That just doesn't sound right.
;-)

[Bossy Monkey]

16. Looks that way; anyway they're accepting donations for a revitalization

fund, but there isn't much in the way of details: http://www.nhparks.state.nh.us/ParksPages/OldMan/OldMan.html
(Just wait, we're going to start seeing the NewHampshirean email scam any minute now...)

[Seneca]

18. I love Conan O'Brien's state quarters

A link here:

http://www.nbc.com/nbc/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien/oddsnends/index.shtml

[jus_the_facts]

19. The Louisiana Purchase..of course....Thanks Thomas Jefferson ;-)

....here's what my fav. looks like! ;-)

on edit...only $15 million for all that...excellent investment...thanks to Thomas Jefferson...MY favorite Prez of all time next to FDR and Big Dog!! :loveya: