Modern Tributes to Colonial Copper

The United States Mint introduced the Statehood Quarter Series in 1999 beginning with the first state to ratify the Constitution - Delaware.  Then five times a year a new Statehood Quarter design was introduced in the order the states ratified the Constitution and were admitted to the union.  By mid-2001 the original thirteen colonies had been commemorated by the Statehood Quarter Program including North Carolina which inspired the "Wanted - A Few Oddball North Carolinians" physical and e-exhibit on this site.

When the North Carolina exhibit made its debut at the Charlotte ANA in 2003 a new challenge was needed.  One of the most eye catching errors in that exhibit was the reverse clad layer missing coin.  The thought occurred to the lunatics here at the asylum that a tribute to the copper coinage of the original thirteen colonies was in order.  And what better way to do that than to assemble a set of the first thirteen Statehood Quarters with their reverse clad layers missing.  This e-Exhibit is the result of that effort.

Click for Delaware Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for Pennsylvania Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for New Jersey Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for Georgia Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for Connecticut Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for Massachusetts Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for Maryland Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for South Carolina Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for New Hampshire Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for Virgina Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for New York Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for North Carolina Reverse Clad Layer Missing Click for Rhode Island Reverse Clad Layer Missing Map of original 13 states

Obverse Clad Layer Missing

Statehood Quarter Specifications:

Diameter - 24.3 mm
Composition - Outer layers - .750 copper, .250 nickel
Composition - Inner layer - 100% copper
Edge - Reeded
Weight (normal) - 5.67 grams
Weight (missing a layer) ~ 4.7 grams

As a young man at my first job there was a semi-retired World War II veteran who loved to chastise us young bucks because we lacked discipline. The catch was he didn’t pronounce it according to Webster – "dis-ci-pline" but as "dis-sip-a-lynn." All his chastising did was make us laugh. But as old-man Parker knew then and would not be surprised today, I still lack "dis-sip-a-lynn" and there is no way I could limit my collection to just the first thirteen. The map below tracks my progress on the whole enchilada.

US Map

Frequently Asked Questions

I noticed PCGS labels on some of the reverse images of NGC slabbed coins, what's up with that?
It was decided that the final physical exhibit that will result from this effort would present best if only one certification service was used.  This required some of the coins to be sent in for crossover grading.  We found it interesting here at the asylum how some came back with a slightly lower grade, some with a higher grade and others with the same grade.  We felt this was interesting enough to share with visitors.

Is the North Carolina quarter shown in this e-exhibit the same coin as in the "Wanted a Few Oddball North Carolinians" e-exhibit reholdered in a NGC slab?
No, it is not.  Although both are graded MS-64 they are different coins.  Do you want to see yet another?  Click here.

Why was NGC chosen over PCGS?
Call us crazy but we think the red-copper color of these coins looks best against the white surround the NGC slab provides.

Are these coins for sale?
No, they are not.