1999–2000: 50 State Quarters Program (Initial Years of Circulating Statehood Designs)

State and Territory Quarter obverse and changing reverse design

Coin specifications and design

Years made: 1999-2000

Country: United States

Denomination: Quarter dollar

Category: Circulating coin

Composition: Copper-nickel clad for circulation; 90% silver for silver proofs

Silver fineness: None for clad; 90% for silver proofs

Silver weight: None for clad; 0.1808 oz ASW for silver proofs

Weight: 5.67 g clad; 6.25 g silver proof

Diameter: 24.3 mm

Thickness: 1.75 mm

Edge: Reeded

Designer: John Flanagan portrait adapted for the obverse; reverse designs vary by state through the U.S. Mint State Quarters design process

Design identification

Obverse: George Washington portrait.

Reverse: Program-specific reverse design for the year and issue.

1999–2000: 50 State Quarters Program (Initial Years of Circulating Statehood Designs) history

The 50 State Quarters Program began in 1999 with five states represented each year in the order they ratified the Constitution or joined the Union. These first two years cover Delaware through New Hampshire.

John Flanagan's Washington portrait was adapted for the obverse, while each state reverse followed its own approved design process. Territories belong to the separate 2009 D.C. and U.S. Territories program.