2003 United States Mint Proof State Quarter Set
Get your hands on some of the rarest of all the state quarters with the 2003 United States Mint Proof State Quarter Set. It includes clad Proof quarters from Illinois, Alabama, Maine, Missouri and Arkansas that are in their original United States government packaging. 2003 United States Mint Proof State Quarter Set Includes: Illinois state quarter - depicts a young Abraham Lincoln within the outline of the state. A farm scene and the Chicago skyline appear on the left and to the right of the state's outline. Twenty-one stars border the coin, signifying Illinois as the 21st state to be admitted into the Union on December 3, 1818. Alabama state quarter - features an image of Helen Keller with her name in English, and in a reduced-size version of Braille. An Alabama long leaf pine branch and magnolias grace the sides of the design, and a "Spirit of Courage" banner underlines the central image. Maine state quarter - incorporates a rendition of the Pemaquid Point Light atop a granite coast and of a schooner at sea Missouri state quarter - depicts Lewis and Clark's historic return to St. Louis down the Missouri River, with the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) in the background. The quarter is inscribed "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004." Arkansas state quarter - bears the image of rice stalks, a diamond and a mallard gracefully flying above a lakeProduct Features: 5 coins Proof coins - struck at least twice on highly polished coin blanks to bring out the mirrored background and high-relief images. Never made, issued or intended for circulation. San Francisco mint Original government packaging State Quarter Program - the wildly popular and innovative 10-year State Quarter program was started by the United States Mint in 1999 and releases a new state quarter approximately every 10 weeks. Quarters are released in the order states were admitted into the Union and every coin is unique, as is every state's design selection process. The program runs through the year 2008.