Expert: Dan Moore - 11/15/2004

Question
I have found a quarter which says quarter dollar on one side,on the flip side at top it says georgia 1788 on the left in middle it says wisdom the opposite side moderation and above it says justice,im the middle of the coin it looks like and apple 1999 and at the bottom there is something in latin e plaurious unum. something like that.Can you tell me if this coin has any value or just junk.
Thank you. Candi

Answer
Hi Candi,

Thank you for your question.

You have one of the 1999 quarters from the U.S. 50 State Quarters program.  This is an ongoing program -- currently about 3/5 of the way done -- where each state picks its own design for its quarter.  These quarters are released state-by-state in the same order that the states joined the Union.

Georgia was the 4th state to join the Union, and thus the 4th quarter in the program  It's quarter was released in mid-1999.  The Georgia design prominently features the peach - a symbol long associated with the state.  There were almost a billion of these Georgia quarters minted, so they don't currently have any significant value over 25 cents.

More information about the 50 State Quarters program can be found on the following web pages :

On my website :
http://www.workingmancoins.com/NewMoney/NewQuarters.htm

On the Mint's website :
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/index.cfm?action=50_state_quarters_program

The Mint's Georgia page :
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/states/index.cfm?state=GA

I hope this helps,

Dan Moore
The Working Man's Rare Coins
http://www.workingmancoins.com