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Utah
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 Utah State Quarter was released in 2007, the 9th year of the State Quarter program. Utah was the 5th quarter released that year.
The official release date was November 5, 2007. State quarters were released in the order states joined the United States. As such, Utah was the 45th State Quarter released.
Total mintage of the Utah quarter was 508,200,000 which is worth a total of $127.05 million.
Utah Quarter
Information
| Release Order | 45th |
|---|---|
| Release Date | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Mintage | 0.51 Billion |
| Caption | Crossroads of the West |
| Summary | Golden Spike, Locomotives Jupiter (locomotive), Union Pacific No. 119, and the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad (North America) |
| Engraver | Joseph F. Menna |
Description
Utah, the "Crossroads of the West," features the railroad and historic "Golden Spike" that was driven in Utah, thus connecting the East and West coasts via rail for for the first time.
On the tracks, there are two locomotives shows: Jupiter and the Union Pacific No. 119. Behind the trains are the rocky mountains that run through the state. These mountains posed one of the largest hurtles in completing the first North American Transcontinental Railroad.
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