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Georgia
State Quarter
The U.S. State Quarter program was a great way to show off states' pride and personality while revamping the look of the quarter.
The Georgia State Quarter was released in 1999, the 1st year of the State Quarter program. Georgia was the 4th quarter released that year.
The official release date was July 19, 1999. State quarters were released in the order states joined the United States. As such, Georgia was the 4th State Quarter released.
Total mintage of the Georgia quarter was 939,932,000 which is worth a total of $234.98 million.
Georgia Quarter
Information
| Release Order | 4th |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Jul 19, 1999 |
| Mintage | 0.94 Billion |
| Caption | Wisdom, Justice, Moderation (the state motto) |
| Summary | Peach, live oak (state tree) sprigs, state outline |
| Engraver | T. James Ferrell |
Description
The Georgia State quarter features a delicious peach front and center. Georgie is known as the the "Peach State." Surrounding the peach is an outline of Georgia. Along the top is a ribbon that contains the state's motto, "Widsom, Justice, Moderation."
Along the left and right side are live oak sprigs. The oak is Georgia's state tree as well.
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