Are your kids collecting state quarters?

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<p>Boy, time sure flies. The Alaska quarter is out. Only one more left: Hawaii.</p>

<p>Kids in high school now were the perfect age to start collecting these quarters way back when. In the beginning I remember thinking, “It will take forever to fill this map. I wonder if the kids will even stick with it.”</p>

<p>Well, they did (pretty much). Out of 49 so far I think they’ve got 44. I guess now is the time for them to get busy finding the missing. </p>

<p>I’m a little melancholy thinking that the end of the quarters means my babies aren’t babies anymore. :(</p>

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<p>D used her “quarter collection” long ago at the Laundramat at school. :(</p>

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<p>DD’s are in a ziploc bag here on her desk. DS had no interest at all.</p>

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<p>I heard a scream from upstairs a month or two ago – “I got Wyoming!” We kept a constant eye out and have them all displayed in one of those map books. I, too, remember thinking when we entered the first one about how much things would have changed by 2008. One to go.</p>

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<p><em>I</em> am collecting state quarters. I started with one of the maps that you press the quarters into, and then thought, “Hmm, what if one day one falls out and I need a spare?” so I got a baggie and an index card and checked off when I got a spare of each, then I thought, “Wow, maybe each boy would like a set!” so I added 2 more checkmarks on the index card for each set for them.</p>

<p>So, um… I have 4 sets. I swear, I’m not a compulsive collector, though!</p>

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<p>A classic example of the difference between my two D’s - D1 has stuck with it and has all 49 in the little book we bought for her when the state quarter program started. D2 gave up before the original 13 colonies were out and is now regretting it, she is always checking everyone’s change to see if she can fill in a hole in her book here and there.</p>

<p>A colleague of mine in the office walks over to the bank and buys a mint roll of each state quarter as they come out, I am sure that will pay off for him sometime in the future!</p>

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<p>Yep, we did it here, both Ds and me and H.<br>
I was very sad to realize we are in the last year.<br>
I have one of those books that requires I get both a D and P of each coin. I have been having a very hard time finding the P version of last year’s and this year’s coins. Not sure what’s up with that.
Isn’t it amazing how many of the oldest state quarters are still in circulation while some you never see? Did they start minting fewer of them as the program wore on?</p>

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<p>We just found Oklahoma so only Hawaii is missing from our collection. It’s been fun.</p>

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<p>DH collects them. For some reason, he is collecting four of each. S1 works at a grocery store so DH is always hounding him to search for quarters while at work.</p>

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<p>Yup, we collected 4 sets. One for each of our children and then one for us. We are complete except for Oklahoma and of course, Alaska and Hawaii. I, too, can’t believe it’s been 10 years already.</p>

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<p>S2 collects them & needs Alaska and Hawaii. He’s the same child that at various times has collected Beanie babies, Pokemon cards, baseball cards, Matchbox cars…you get the idea The quarters were certainly the easiest of his collections to keep track of since he has a display board to put them on.</p>

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<p>My single brother in law gives the boy nephews all the minted sets when they come out. While my son really doesn’t have an interest in collecting coins, he does have his sets out on his bookshelf here at home.</p>

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<p>3 sets- parents and both kids, in our house. I also was a coin collector as a kid.</p>

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<p>We have trouble finding the Denver Mint ones here.</p>

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<p>How about my kids are collecting the state quarters because their mom is doing it for them? :wink: We also have one of those books which requires the quarters from both the Denver and Philadelphia mints. Living on the east coast, it is far easier to find the “P” coins. The last couple of summers we have taken trips out west, and that’s when I start looking for the “D” coins. Too bad that DH tends to spend them before I can check them out. :rolleyes: He hasn’t gotten with the program.</p>

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<p>“How about my kids are collecting the state quarters because their mom is doing it for them?”</p>

<p>momof3sons, I think you must live in my house. :D</p>

<p>I (oops, I mean “we”) still need OK, AK and HI</p>

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<p>Yay… I got Alaska today! I also collect both Mints-- Philly and Denver. It also makes me a little sad that there is only Hawaii left. It’s been 10 years. OMG!</p>

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<p>We got Alaska this week, too. We’re still missing a couple of odd ones, though. We have one set, and it’s been a family effort. Ten years? It can’t be that long!</p>

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<p>We have all but Nevada and Alaska. H and D are the collectors. Looks like more are planned for release ie Puerto Rico, Washington DC, etc. Too bad there are no slots for those on the circle map, though! </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/washington/21coins.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/washington/21coins.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Americans who are unsure where the Northern Mariana Islands lie, or just what Guam is famous for, may find answers in their pocket change by the end of 2009.</p>

<p>Among the many provisions in the omnibus spending bill passed by Congress this week is one requiring the United States Mint to produce six new designs for the quarter — one each honoring the District of Columbia and five American territories and commonwealths, including Puerto Rico — after the popular 50 State Quarters program ends next year.</p>

<p>The measure was added to the bill by Representative Jos</p>

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<p>I’m collecting them for all 3 of my kids (no idea why really). I’m missing the last 3 - AK, HI, and I think AZ. I know someone collecting both mints. We count the church collection and she always looks through all the quarters and buys the ones she needs.</p>