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The 50 State quarters were released by the United States Mint every ten weeks, or five each year. They were released in the same order that the states ratified the Constitution or were admitted to the Union. Each quarter's reverse commemorated one of the 50 states with a design emblematic of its unique history, traditions, and symbols.
June 7, 2001 – June 21, 2001 50¢ U.S. Capitol Visitor Center half dollar: Original capitol building within an outline of the present day Capitol 16 stars and the inscription "32 Senators; 106 House Members" Cu 92%, Ni 8% Authorized: 750,000 (max) Uncirculated: 99,157 P Proof: 77,962 P 2001 $1: U.S. Capitol Visitor Center dollar
Doubled die coins are mainly created by a defective hub which is used to create many dies for the minting process. Collectors classify doubled dies as DDO (doubled die obverse coins), DDR (doubled die reverse) and OMM (over mint mark).
Like other coins, the value of errors is based in part on rarity and condition. In general, lower denomination errors are less expensive than higher denomination errors simply because more such coins are minted resulting in available errors. Due to improvements in production and inspection, modern errors are more rare and this impacts value. [3]
The "silver series" of Washington quarters spans from 1932 to 1964; during many years in the series it will appear that certain mints did not mint Washington quarters for that year. No known examples of quarters were made in 1933, San Francisco abstained in 1934 and 1949, and stopped after 1955, until it resumed in 1968 by way of making proofs.
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Below are the mintage figures for the United States quarter up to 1930, before the Washington quarter design was introduced. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark): P = Philadelphia Mint. D = Denver Mint. S = San Francisco Mint. W = West Point Mint. O = New Orleans Mint. CC ...