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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 Florida State Quarter was released in 2004, the 6th year of the State Quarter program. Florida was the 2nd quarter released that year.
The official release date was March 29, 2004. State quarters were released in the order states joined the United States. As such, Florida was the 27th State Quarter released.
Total mintage of the Florida quarter was 481,800,000 which is worth a total of $120.45 million.
Florida Quarter
Description
Florida's state quarter is a combination of new and old. The quarter shows a scene of a Spanish Galleon landing on Florida's sandy beaches with Cabbage Palmettos (palm trees) growing on the shore. The quarter also pays homage to Florida's role is space exploration. Above the Spanish Galleon is the Space Shuttle flying by.
Along the bottom, the quarter's caption reads "Gateway to Discovery."
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