50 STATE QUARTERS™
United States Mint

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
from the United States Mint and Hallmark Cards, Inc.

AMERICAN SPIRIT
COLLECTION™
Honoring the Past ★ Believing in the future

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.

Description

Limited Time Edition

5th in a Collection.

  • Artist:
  • Released: 1999 (October)
  • Retail Price: $12.95 USA/$16.25 CAN
  • Material(s): metal
  • Dimensions:
  • SKU: QMP9404
  • Produced in: USA
  • Production Date(s): 

CONNECTICUT QUARTER

Issued October 1999

Over 100 years before the Declaration of Independence, Connecticut was granted the charter from King Charles II to form an independent government. Later, when James II demanded the surrender of the charter, Captain Joseph Wadsworth bravely hid it inside a majestic white oak. Called the “Charter Oak,” it is a fitting symbol of Connecticut’s spirit of independence. The quarter is the fifth issued by the United States Mint in the 50 State Quarters Program.

The first strike ceremony for the Connecticut quarter was held in October, 1999 at the Philadelphia Mint.

CONNECTICUT ORNAMENT

The American Spirit Collection™ ornament for Connecticut features as its centerpiece an uncirculated Connecticut quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify Connecticut’s important place in American history.

Sailing ships: Representative of the Mystic Seaport, the home of America’s largest watercraft collection.
Judicial setting: Represents the first law school at Litchfield.
Building: Yale University is the third oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
Flag: Symbolic of Connecticut being one of the original 13 colonies.
State bird: American Robin
State flower: Mountain Laurel
State tree: White Oak

DATE OF STATEHOOD CONNECTICUT

January 9,  1788

Although it is the third smallest state, Connecticut is one of the nation’s leading producers of submarine, jet aircraft engines, helicopters, and propellers. Often referred to as the Constitutional State, Connecticut was instrumental in the development of the Constitution of the United States. In 1619, early settlers in the area adopted the Fundamental Orders, giving voters the right to elect their government officials. Many regard these orders as the first written constitution. Then in 1787, Connecticut delegates, aided in working out the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise which allowed for fair and equal representation in the Congress and the Senate.

CONNECTICUT FACTS AT A GLANCE

Capitol: Hartford
Population estimate (1998): 3,274,069
Size: 5,006 square miles
State motto: He Who Transplanted Still Sustains
Nickname: The Constitutional 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.

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Description

Limited Time Edition

5th in a Collection.

CONNECTICUT QUARTER

Issued October 1999

Over 100 years before the Declaration of Independence, Connecticut was granted the charter from King Charles II to form an independent government. Later, when James II demanded the surrender of the charter, Captain Joseph Wadsworth bravely hid it inside a majestic white oak. Called the “Charter Oak,” it is a fitting symbol of Connecticut’s spirit of independence. The quarter is the fifth issued by the United States Mint in the 50 State Quarters Program.

The first strike ceremony for the Connecticut quarter was held in October, 1999 at the Philadelphia Mint.

CONNECTICUT ORNAMENT

The American Spirit Collection™ ornament for Connecticut features as its centerpiece an uncirculated Connecticut quarter dollar. The symbols on the ornament signify Connecticut’s important place in American history.

Sailing ships: Representative of the Mystic Seaport, the home of America’s largest watercraft collection.
Judicial setting: Represents the first law school at Litchfield.
Building: Yale University is the third oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
Flag: Symbolic of Connecticut being one of the original 13 colonies.
State bird: American Robin
State flower: Mountain Laurel
State tree: White Oak

DATE OF STATEHOOD CONNECTICUT

January 9,  1788

Although it is the third smallest state, Connecticut is one of the nation’s leading producers of submarine, jet aircraft engines, helicopters, and propellers. Often referred to as the Constitutional State, Connecticut was instrumental in the development of the Constitution of the United States. In 1619, early settlers in the area adopted the Fundamental Orders, giving voters the right to elect their government officials. Many regard these orders as the first written constitution. Then in 1787, Connecticut delegates, aided in working out the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise which allowed for fair and equal representation in the Congress and the Senate.

CONNECTICUT FACTS AT A GLANCE

Capitol: Hartford
Population estimate (1998): 3,274,069
Size: 5,006 square miles
State motto: He Who Transplanted Still Sustains
Nickname: The Constitutional 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 (October)
  • Retail Price: $12.95 USA/$16.25 CAN
  • Material(s): metal
  • Dimensions:
  • SKU: QMP9404
  • Produced in: USA
  • Production Date(s): 

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