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50 State Quarters® Report 10 Years of Honoring Our Nation’s History and Heritage Executive Summary Executive Summary The United States Mint 50 State Quarters® During the 50 State Quarters Program, the Program (Program) has been hailed as the most Agency shipped 34.3 billion quarter-dollar coins successful coin program in the Nation’s history. to the Federal Reserve Banks (FRB), generating Authorized by Congress, the 50 State Quarters $8.6 billion in revenue and nearly $6.3 billion Program was an unprecedented ten-year initiative in seigniorage, which helps finance the national honoring the Nation’s states. From January debt. The United States Mint estimated it shipped 1999 to November 2008, the United States Mint 16.3 billion more coins to the FRB than it would annually issued five commemorative quarters with have in the absence of the Program. Consequently, reverse designs emblematic of each state. The the Agency attributes $4.1 billion in revenue and diverse coins minted under the 50 State Quarters $3.0 billion in seigniorage solely to the 50 State Program educated millions of Americans about Quarters Program. The sale of 50 State Quarters the history, culture and geography of each numismatic products generated another $470.1 state. The Program created a new generation of million in revenue and $136.2 million in earnings Americans collecting coins from their pockets and seigniorage. and prompted renewed attention to the hobby of coin collecting. It also generated extraordinary 50 State Quarters Program Designs public interest as millions of citizens participated During the 50 State Quarters Program, states had in their state’s design selection process or atten