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Release date of NV State Quarter: January 30,
2006.
The first commemorative quarter-dollar coin released in 2006 honors Nevada,
and is the 36th coin in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters® Program.
Nevada, nicknamed the "Silver State," was admitted into the Union on October 31,
1864, becoming our Nation's 36th state. Nevada's quarter depicts a trio of wild
mustangs, the sun rising behind snow-capped mountains, bordered by sagebrush and
a banner that reads "The Silver State." The coin also bears the inscriptions
"Nevada" and "1864."
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"The Silver State," features a trio of wild
stallions, snow capped mountains and the sun. United States Mint image |
Nevada became a territory in 1861, several years after a Mormon Battalion in
the Mexican War discovered gold and silver in the area of Virginia City. This
discovery would later be referred to as one of the greatest mineral discoveries,
famously known as the Comstock Lode.
Nevada is home to more than 50 percent of the Nation's wild horses. The wild
horses dominate the Great Basin in the vast deserts and the more than 150
mountain ranges. The first mention of wild horses was discovered in several
journals dating to the 1820s.
On behalf of Governor Kenny Guinn and State Treasurer Brian K. Krolicki, the
Nevada State Quarter Commission accepted design concepts from the public in the
summer of 2004. The 18-member Commission reviewed all submissions, and forwarded
five recommendations to the United States Mint. The corresponding design images
were created by United States Mint sculptor-engravers and artists in the United
States Mint's Artistic Infusion Program. The citizens of Nevada voted on the
designs. More than 60,000 votes were cast, and the people of Nevada favored the
galloping horses design, "The Silver State."
On July 20, 2005, the Department of the Treasury approved the design of three
galloping wild horses, sagebrush, the sun rising behind snow-capped mountains
and the State's nickname, "The Silver State," inside a banner. The four other
design concepts considered during the state-wide vote were "Nevada's Early
Heritage," featuring a petroglyph and native artifacts; "Silver Miner," with a
miner holding a pick axe in front of a Comstock mine; "Nevada Wilderness,"
featuring an image of a Big Horn Sheep above snow-capped mountains; and "Battle
Born Nevada," featuring a pair of crossed pick axes fronted by a stylized star,
representing Nevada's entry into the Union.
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