50 STATE QUARTERS™ In a unique celebration of history and national pride, the United States Mint in 1999 began the 50 State Quarters Program. Each year the Mint will issue five new commemorative quarters honoring each of the 50 states in the order they entered the Union. These special quarters will be minted both in Philadelphia and Denver. On the coins’ reverse will be unique designs central to each state’s heritage. Hallmark American Spirit Collection ornaments will be offered for all five state quarters issued by the Mint in 1999. These include Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut. A Exclusive Product Offering AMERICAN SPIRIT Hallmark’s American Spirit Collection™ honors the courage, spiritual strength, and unity of purpose behind all great achievements. It celebrates the history of our great country and commemorates the contributions people of all nations have made to preserve the universal principles of liberty and justice. The American Spirit Collection features reminders of our highest ideals, shining symbols to cherish, and treasured mementos to share with loved ones and friends. By remembering our traditions, our hallowed places, and our enduring values, we help bring future generations and our exciting past together in the living heritage that is the American Spirit.
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COLLECTION™
Honoring the Past ★ Believing in the future
Limited Time Edition
2nd in a Collection.
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- Released: 1999 (March)
- Retail Price: $12.95 USA/$16.25 CAN
- Material(s): metal
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- SKU: QMP9401
- Produced in: USA
- Production Date(s):
PENNSYLVANIA QUARTER Issued March 1999 Commonwealth, the noble figure atop the Pennsylvania state capitol building in Harrisburg, is the centerpiece for the Pennsylvania quarter dollar design. This coin is the second issued by the United States Mint in its 50 State Quarters Program. The actual 14-foot statue of Commonwealth, in place, since 1905, was restored in 1998. The statue holds the staff of statehood in her left hand and is extending her right hand in benediction. The dome she adorns was modeled after Michelangelo’s dome of St Peter’s in Rome. The first-strike ceremony for the Pennsylvania quarter was held at the Philadelphia mint on March, 8 1999. PENNSYLVANIA ORNAMENT The American Spirit Collection™ ornament for Pennsylvania features at its centerpiece an uncirculated Pennsylvania quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify Pennsylvania’s important place in American history. Document: The Declaration of Independence, which was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. DATE OF STATEHOOD PENNSYLVANIA December 12, 1787 Pennsylvania’s name came from “Penn,” in honor of the father of the state’s founder, William Penn, and “sylvania,” which also means “woodland.” Pennsylvania’s nickname, “The Keystone State,” stems from the state’s position as a crossroads in the original 13 colonies, and for the pivotal role that the state played in the formation of our country. Pennsylvania is also home to Valley Forge, where General George Washington’s Continental Army held fast during the War of Independence. Also, the Battle of Gettysburg took place in Pennsylvania, and became the single most crucial battle in the Civil War. PENNSYLVANIA FACTS AT A GLANCE Capitol: Harrisburg NOTE: The Christmas tree symbol, which normally identifies a collectible series, was replaced with a silhouette of the Continental United States. Ornaments in this collector series were stamped with an identifying Continental United States silhouette symbol. An edition number was also printed in the symbol which permanently documents which issue the item is in the series. Since the coins and ornament were issued in the order states were admitted to the union, the edition number also corresponds with the states admission number.
Man in colonial attire: Represents the early colonialist who signed the Treaty of Friendship with the American Indians.
The bell: The Liberty Bell, with its famous crack, was rung on July 8, 1776, to announce the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Flag: Symbolic of Pennsylvania being one of the original 13 colonies.
State flower: Mountain Laurel
State bird: Ruffled Grouse
State tree: Hemlock
Population estimate (1998): 12,001,451
Size: 45,310 square miles
State motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
Nickname: The Keystone State
Description
Limited Time Edition
2nd in a Collection.
PENNSYLVANIA QUARTER
Issued March 1999
Commonwealth, the noble figure atop the Pennsylvania state capitol building in Harrisburg, is the centerpiece for the Pennsylvania quarter dollar design. This coin is the second issued by the United States Mint in its 50 State Quarters Program.
The actual 14-foot statue of Commonwealth, in place, since 1905, was restored in 1998. The statue holds the staff of statehood in her left hand and is extending her right hand in benediction. The dome she adorns was modeled after Michelangelo’s dome of St Peter’s in Rome.
The first-strike ceremony for the Pennsylvania quarter was held at the Philadelphia mint on March, 8 1999.
PENNSYLVANIA ORNAMENT
The American Spirit Collection™ ornament for Pennsylvania features at its centerpiece an uncirculated Pennsylvania quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify Pennsylvania’s important place in American history.
Document: The Declaration of Independence, which was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776.
Man in colonial attire: Represents the early colonialist who signed the Treaty of Friendship with the American Indians.
The bell: The Liberty Bell, with its famous crack, was rung on July 8, 1776, to announce the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Flag: Symbolic of Pennsylvania being one of the original 13 colonies.
State flower: Mountain Laurel
State bird: Ruffled Grouse
State tree: Hemlock
DATE OF STATEHOOD PENNSYLVANIA
December 12, 1787
Pennsylvania’s name came from “Penn,” in honor of the father of the state’s founder, William Penn, and “sylvania,” which also means “woodland.” Pennsylvania’s nickname, “The Keystone State,” stems from the state’s position as a crossroads in the original 13 colonies, and for the pivotal role that the state played in the formation of our country.
Pennsylvania is also home to Valley Forge, where General George Washington’s Continental Army held fast during the War of Independence. Also, the Battle of Gettysburg took place in Pennsylvania, and became the single most crucial battle in the Civil War.
PENNSYLVANIA FACTS AT A GLANCE
Capitol: Harrisburg
Population estimate (1998): 12,001,451
Size: 45,310 square miles
State motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
Nickname: The Keystone State
NOTE: The Christmas tree symbol, which normally identifies a collectible series, was replaced with a silhouette of the Continental United States.
Ornaments in this collector series were stamped with an identifying Continental United States silhouette symbol. An edition number was also printed in the symbol which permanently documents which issue the item is in the series. Since the coins and ornament were issued in the order states were admitted to the union, the edition number also corresponds with the states admission number.
- Artist:
- Released: 1999 (March)
- Retail Price: $12.95 USA/$16.25 CAN
- Material(s): metal
- Dimensions:
- SKU: QMP9401
- Produced in: USA
- Production Date(s):
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