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dukelifer
02-24-2009, 11:02 AM
Duke (and not Wayne) Ellington, that is.
pfrduke
02-24-2009, 11:20 AM
Duke (and not Wayne) Ellington, that is.

Link?
alteran
02-24-2009, 11:26 AM
Link?


Linkity link (http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20090126&id=9546309).

It's on the DC version of the state-themed quarters.
blazindw
02-24-2009, 01:14 PM
This is very cool, and I appreciate the Duke, but since it's off-topic, this thread has been moved to the OTB.

This article did get me thinking...is the state-themed quarters really still going on? I thought all had been released.
hurleyfor3
02-24-2009, 01:37 PM
This article did get me thinking...is the state-themed quarters really still going on? I thought all had been released.

It's over. We now have the "places that wish they were states but aren't"-themed quarters.

Personally I would have continued the theme with "places that might as well be states but aren't". The 2009 quarters would be:

51. Canada
52. UK
53. Iraq
54. Saudi Israelia
55. The Illinois Tollway Authority
HaveFunExpectToWin
02-24-2009, 01:38 PM
DC government wanted to get Taxation W/o Representation on the quarter, but that was shot down by whatever group has authority over the quarter designs, Bureau of Printing and Engraving?

I guess it's good that they chose the Duke Ellington design was picked instead since it looks like a DC Rep in the House is on its way soon.
HaveFunExpectToWin
02-24-2009, 01:40 PM
This is very cool, and I appreciate the Duke, but since it's off-topic, this thread has been moved to the OTB.

This article did get me thinking...is the state-themed quarters really still going on? I thought all had been released.

States program is over but they are doing DC and territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, etc) in 2009.

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/DCAndTerritories/
Bluedog
02-24-2009, 02:38 PM
States program is over but they are doing DC and territories (Guam, Puerto Rico, etc) in 2009.

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/DCAndTerritories/

They thought it was a good idea to increase it from 50 since the Mint has made so much money off of people taking the coins out of circulation. From 1999-April 2005, the Mint estimated the program generated about $4.6 billion in seigniorage revenue.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/62xx/doc6271/hr902.pdf