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
3rd in a Collection.
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- Released: 1999 (May)
- Retail Price: $12.95 USA/$16.25 CAN
- Material(s): metal
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- SKU: QMP9402
- Produced in: USA
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NEW JERSEY QUARTER Issued May 1999 A rendering of George Washington’s famous 1776 crossing of the Delaware River is the design featured on the New Jersey quarter dollar, the third issued by the United States Mint in its 50 State Quarter Program. The design, based on the 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze, pictures Washington on Christmas Day leading his army on a surprise attack against the British and Hessian mercenaries mercenaries encamped at Trenton. Underneath the picture on the coin the words, “Crossroads of the Revolution.” are printed. The first-strike ceremony for the New Jersey quarter was held on May 3, 1999 at the Philadelphia Mint. NEW JERSEY ORNAMENT The American Spirit Collection™ ornament for New Jersey features as its centerpiece an uncirculated New Jersey quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify New Jersey’s important place in American history. Baseball scene: The first organized baseball game was played in Hoboken in 1846. DATE OF STATEHOOD NEW JERSEY December 18, 1787 The eleventh of the original 13 colonies, New Jersey is famous for everything from farms to factories. Located between York City and Philadelphia, New Jersey played a key role during the American Revolution. Two of its cities, Princeton and Trenton, even served as temporary national capitals. Named for the Isle of Jersey, in the English Channel, New Jersey is known today for its wide industrial diversification and as a popular tourist destination. Perhaps its prettiest landmark is the Statue of Liberty, which is been referred to as America’s greatest symbol of freedom. NEW JERSEY FACTS AT A GLANCE Capitol: Trenton 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.
Fruits and vegetables: The fruits and vegetables are symbolic of the state’s nickname, “The Garden State.”
Flag: Symbolic of New Jersey being one of the original 13 colonies.
State bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State insect: Honeybee
State flower: Common Meadow Violet
State tree: Red Oak.
Population estimate (1998): 8,115,011
Size: 7,790 square miles
State motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Prosperity
Nickname: The Garden State
Description
Limited Time Edition
3rd in a Collection.
NEW JERSEY QUARTER
Issued May 1999
A rendering of George Washington’s famous 1776 crossing of the Delaware River is the design featured on the New Jersey quarter dollar, the third issued by the United States Mint in its 50 State Quarter Program.
The design, based on the 1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze, pictures Washington on Christmas Day leading his army on a surprise attack against the British and Hessian mercenaries mercenaries encamped at Trenton. Underneath the picture on the coin the words, “Crossroads of the Revolution.” are printed.
The first-strike ceremony for the New Jersey quarter was held on May 3, 1999 at the Philadelphia Mint.
NEW JERSEY ORNAMENT
The American Spirit Collection™ ornament for New Jersey features as its centerpiece an uncirculated New Jersey quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify New Jersey’s important place in American history.
Baseball scene: The first organized baseball game was played in Hoboken in 1846.
Fruits and vegetables: The fruits and vegetables are symbolic of the state’s nickname, “The Garden State.”
Flag: Symbolic of New Jersey being one of the original 13 colonies.
State bird: Eastern Goldfinch
State insect: Honeybee
State flower: Common Meadow Violet
State tree: Red Oak.
DATE OF STATEHOOD NEW JERSEY
December 18, 1787
The eleventh of the original 13 colonies, New Jersey is famous for everything from farms to factories. Located between York City and Philadelphia, New Jersey played a key role during the American Revolution. Two of its cities, Princeton and Trenton, even served as temporary national capitals.
Named for the Isle of Jersey, in the English Channel, New Jersey is known today for its wide industrial diversification and as a popular tourist destination. Perhaps its prettiest landmark is the Statue of Liberty, which is been referred to as America’s greatest symbol of freedom.
NEW JERSEY FACTS AT A GLANCE
Capitol: Trenton
Population estimate (1998): 8,115,011
Size: 7,790 square miles
State motto: Virtue, Liberty, and Prosperity
Nickname: The Garden 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 (May)
- Retail Price: $12.95 USA/$16.25 CAN
- Material(s): metal
- Dimensions:
- SKU: QMP9402
- Produced in: USA
- Production Date(s):
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