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Release date of Nevada 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.
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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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State Quarter
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