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Release date of Virginia State Quarter:
October 16, 2000. The Virginia quarter, the tenth coin released
under the 50 State Quarters® Program, honors Jamestown, Virginia, our
nation's first permanent English settlement. Jamestown turns 400 years
old in 2007. The selected design features the three ships, Susan
Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery. These ships brought the first
English settlers to Jamestown.
The selection of the design for Virginia's new quarter began when
Governor James Gilmore III selected State Treasurer Susan F. Dewey to
serve as liaison to the United States Mint for the 50 State Quarters®
Program. Ideas were solicited from colleges, universities, museums, and
state agencies. Public comment was overwhelming, with thousands of
responses received. Purchase a Virginia
State Quarter
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