US State Quarters PR 70

Marvel at the exquisite details and beauty of this 2003 PR70 State Quarters Set with 5 proof coins from the San Francisco mint. You get a state quarter from Illinois, Alabama, Maine, Missouri and Arkansas.

2003 State Quarters Includes:

• Illinois state quarter - the Illinois quarter design depicts a young Abraham Lincoln within the outline of the state. A farm scene and the Chicago skyline appear on the left and to the right of the state's outline. Twenty-one stars border the coin, signifying Illinois as the 21st state to be admitted into the Union on December 3, 1818.
• Alabama state quarter - the Alabama quarter design features an image of Helen Keller with her name in English, and in a reduced-size version of Braille. An Alabama long leaf pine branch and magnolias grace the sides of the design, and a "Spirit of Courage" banner underlines the central image.
• Maine state quarter - the Maine quarter design incorporates a rendition of the Pemaquid Point Light atop a granite coast and of a schooner at sea.
• Missouri state quarter - the Missouri quarter depicts Lewis and Clark's historic return to St. Louis down the Missouri River, with the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Gateway Arch) in the background.  The quarter is inscribed "Corps of Discovery 1804-2004."
• Arkansas state quarter - the Arkansas quarter design bears the image of rice stalks, a diamond and a mallard gracefully flying above a lake.
  

Product Features:

• 5 coins
• PR70 - PR70 is the highest grade possible
• Proof - in addition to the regular coins, the United States Mint also makes a limited number of proof coins each year. -Proof coins are unlike regular U.S. coins, because they undergo a specialized minting process, which begins by manually feeding burnished silver coin blanks into presses fitted with special dies. The coin is struck multiple times so the softly frosted, yet detailed images seem to float above a mirror-like field
• Deep Cameo - deeply frosted devices and lettering that contrast with the fields producing extra sharp details.
• San Francisco mint
• Graded by ICG
• Encapsulated in clear acrylic
• Custom steel case box
• Measures approx. .95" in diameter each
• Weighs approx. .18 oz. each
• Edge: Reeded

• Part of the State Quarter Program - this wildly popular and innovative ten-year State Quarter program was started by the United States Mint in 1999 and releases a new state quarter approximately every 10 weeks. Quarters are released in the order states were admitted into the Union and every coin is unique, as is every state's design selection process. The program runs through the year 2008.

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Note: This item is not for sale to customers in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. It cannot be shipped to a P.O. Box. Orders must have a physical address.