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Striving for completeness
State quarters offer great opportunity to complete a collection even for beginners
By Michele Orzano
COIN WORLD Staff
  

Collectors strive for completeness.

Acquiring coins by year or type to complete a specific series can take as little as a few months to a number of years, depending on the series.

Therein lies the inherent beauty of the State quarter dollars program. These coins began a new phase of the Washington quarter dollar series in 1999 with the introduction of a 10-year program to honor each of the 50 states. The State quarters program will end in 2008 with the introduction of Hawaii's coin that fall.

Collectors can expect five new quarter dollar designs every year until the end of the program.

Though some collectors were concerned at first about the availability of earlier issues, Coin World staff routinely sees 1999, 2000 and 2001 issues still in circulation. So no matter when you got involved in the hobby you can still find coins to fill out your collection.

It also means you and any others you introduce to the hobby will have something new to study and admire for a long time to come.

What's not to like? Enjoy the holiday seasons upon us and introduce someone to the long-term fun of the hobby.

First Reports

Arthur Mabee of Massachusetts reported Nov. 7 receiving a 2002-P Mississippi quarter dollar in change on a pizza delivery.

Chad Cantrell of Oklahoma reported Nov. 7 receiving a 2002-P Mississippi quarter in change at a restaurant in Poteau.

Samantha Dennie of North Carolina reported Nov. 11 finding a 2002-P Mississippi quarter in change from a grocery store in Hickory.

Morris Spawn of Oregon reported Nov. 11 that he just returned from purchasing his morning paper and received a 2002-D Mississippi quarter in change.

Nick Rosenfeld of South Carolina reported Nov. 11 that he received a 2002-P Mississippi quarter in change from a restaurant.

Thomas Carpenter of Vermont reported Nov. 11 that he received a couple of rolls of the 2002-P Mississippi quarters from the Factory Point National Bank in Rutland.

Fredrick Gallegos of Utah reported Nov. 12 he received a 2002-D Mississippi quarter as change at a grocery store.

Amir Munir of Texas reported Nov. 13 that he received a 2002-D Mississippi quarter in change at a diner.

Robert Dean of West Virginia reported Nov. 13 that he received a 2002-P Mississippi quarter in change at a fast food restaurant in Charleston.

Kevin Stroup of Montana reported Nov. 14 that he was able to get two rolls of 2002-D Mississippi quarters at a bank.

Joe Martin of Maine reported Nov. 14 that he received a 2002-P Mississippi quarter at the bank.

Brian Fiorino of the District of Columbia reported Nov. 20 that he received two 2002-P Mississippi quarters in change at a food court stop on the Metro train.

Circulation Reports

Patrick Caplano of New York reported Nov. 13 that he received a 2002-P Mississippi quarter in change at a restaurant.

Joe Martin of Maine reported Nov. 14 that he got a 2002-D Mississippi quarter at a truck stop.

David Napolitan of Texas reported Nov. 14 that he received a 2002-P Mississippi quarter in change at his workplace cafeteria.

Vicki Bysor of Montana reported Nov. 18 that she received a 2002-P Mississippi quarter in change at a truck stop.

Michael Mills of Michigan reported Nov. 18 that he got a roll of 2002-P Mississippi quarters at a bank in Dundee.

Robert Bliss of Oregon reported Nov. 18 that his change from a convenience store yielded a 2002-P Mississippi quarter.

Ken Prosser of California reported Nov. 20 that he received a 2002-D Mississippi quarter at his bank.
 
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