State Quarters

[alison]

Anybody else collecting them?

Have you been able to get your hands on any 2008s? I haven't seen a one, and new coins are usually easy to find here in DC. I'm worried that people are hoarding them in hopes of high profits from those of us looking to finish up our collections. But hopefully I'm just paranoid.

No, I don't collect them. I did come across a Kentucky one, and put it aside. It's the nicest of them all, I think.

[poky]

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I've been collecting them, but haven't for a while; I just checked my album and I don't have any 07s, even. Will have to go digging in my parking meter quarter bin to see which ones I still need.

[Auspicious]

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My husband may not have come into the marriage with any savings, retirement, or even income, but he did come with an up-to-date collection of state quarters, so he's got that going for him. He even has one of those boards with a map of the US on it with a place to stick each state's quarter. I've definitely made fun of him for it ("Ooh, did you get this for your bar mitzvah?"), but I've also helped him continue it and it's been fun. I just checked and we're missing all the 2008s as well as Utah and Idaho.

I am totally making this up but do they start them out in their home state? Maybe it's taking them longer to get to you because the new states are all out west now?

[peggyfromwastate]

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My sister is obsessed with finding the Maine quarter. We dont' collect them, but the kids are learning money in school, so it's fun to see the different states on the quarters. I like them, but... I am not a collector. DH would just take them and use them for parking meters or something anyway. Quarters don't last long in our house.

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I've been collecting them, but haven't for a while; I just checked my album and I don't have any 07s, even.

I lost steam collecting them when the grandparents started a collection for each of the 24 grandkids.

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Well, my dad got an Oklahoma out of a vending machine yesterday, so they apparently do exist.

I am totally making this up but do they start them out in their home state? Maybe it's taking them longer to get to you because the new states are all out west now?

I don't think that's true. It seems like logistics-wise, it would be really difficult, since there aren't mints in every state.

In fact I believe they only come from 2 places -- Denver and Philly. That's why the collector's folders have 2 spaces for each state -- you have to look for the 'P' or 'D' on the coin and collect both.

As you can probably tell, I collect them. I'm behind the times right now, tho.

I think if you're in the west you'll get the Denver ones sooner, and vice-versa if you're in the East. So when I was in Calif. and I got the Philly coins, I'd get all excited. :geek:

[Sheherezade]

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Well...my kids collect them (with a little help from their step-grandfather to get started). DD just took them in for show and tell and they were a huge hit! She has 2 Philadelphia mint 2008s. She only has a small collection of Denver mints - but has the complete Philadelphia mint collection except the three missing 2008s. I'm thinking I'll get DH to change a bunch of dollars next trip out to CA. We need those Denver mint ones now!!