The Puerto Rico Quarter is out next week!

A lot of banks have no intention of supplying these to customers. Combining this with the economic downturn and the movement against cash this could mean a very low mintage.

This isn't necessarily good since people save more low mintage coins than high mintage coins but as few as fifty million from each mint is possible.

I strongly suspect that there aren't as many states coins set aside as most people assume there are. Oh sure, an awful lot of coins were saved but more than half the coins in circulation are states issues now so at least a few got in to dilute those 35 billion eagle reverse coins. The savings rares vary on each state so were there any missed?

Only time will tell.

 

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I can see a lot of the State quarters flowing back into circulation now that the newness has worn off. I always see brand new looking early state quarters.

Ruben

 

I started this hobby due to the State Quarters. I liked them then and I still like them now. Even my wife likes them and she wants me to do a set of the silver ones. I'm trying to milk that one for everything it's worth. I mean how can I possibly do silver state quarters with my buffalo nickel collection not completed yet? Anyway I bought a set of clad proofs, and I think they are all beautiful. I really want to collect these because they are a one-year only issue, I think they will get overlooked by a lot of people, and because they really are a very very attractive set of coins. Yawn if you must, but very impressive to me.

 

Indeed. A lot of the "missing" quarters aren't sitting in unc rolls but they're in change jars and drawers and only in AU.

People tend to forget that Puerto Rico has a long numismatic history. It issued its own coins even in the 19th century and this should galvanize attention on them.

It's the same with the Virgin Islands. They used many coins long before clad quarters were ever invented. Their old copper, silver, and gold coins have always languished for lack of demand. Now many of these coins (Dutch West Indies) are sure to come under far greater demand. It's funny that a "common" coin like the copper 1905 2 cent in nice XF is going to go from a coin that no one cares about at $10 top a highly sought after rarity. This coin had a mntage of 150,000 so it's no rarity but the last 104 years and decades of circulation have not been kind to it.

Try finding a PR 40 centavos right now. Try finding a noce undamaged piece. These have been going for a song for a very long time because only a few dozen people care.

 

yay! and we will never see them into circulation!!! yay! lol

Good job mint!
But, idk how i feel on these territorial quarters... I think it should have ended with the 50 states

 

Puerto Rico has been deeply integrated into the American Culture and Economy for a long time, at least as much as Hawians (present sitting President not withstanding). They have had an enormous impact on the US contributing in every segment of our culture. Its long time for us to show them the appreciation the people of Puerto Rico deserve. That is my opinion. PR is not like any other of the US territories. It's involvement in mainstream American culture is on par with any of the states.

Ruben

 

Iam not a state quarter collector but enjoy looking at them. The PR looks interesting.

 

I couldn't agree more.

Puerto Rico has sent many of its young men to fight and die in our wars and they have been instrumental in many many battles. Perhaps they aren't really on par with all of our states but they've certainly proven their courage and importance many many times. They've certainly proven they are worthy to be full citizens should they ever desire it.

 

With several million multi-generational citizens state side and a large part of our Pharmaceutical industry being made there, I doubt they have any loss on any state in their integration with the rest of the nation.



Ruben

 

Wow! Next week..? I don't even have a Washington DC yet...

 

Since 1917 persons born in Puerto Rico are full citizens of the US. From The Citizens Educational Foundation:

While Puerto Ricans cannot vote in Presidential elections they do have a voice in the Congress. Puerto Ricans do not pay any Federal Income Tax although they do pay FICA taxes (that's Social Security taxes).

It would be interesting to know how many federal dollars flow to Puerto Rico for every dollar they sent to Washington. I am willing to bet they receive a lot more than they contribute.

 

Similar to Mississippi but we fought a civil war to keep it.

RUben

 

History books in NYC must be very different from those we used.

 

We didn't keep Mississippi?

 

There is also a personal fondness of Puerto Rico. Last summer my family and I were there and it was the first time for all of us. We had a great time to include El Morro Fortress, what a history it has. Anyway the sniper tower, watch tower, or whatever it is called depicted on The Puertorican Quarter my kids think it is neat becuse we have a picture of each one of the kids standing in one of these. It is not often a coin comes out that small children can share something about the coin with their parents.

 

YAY! Territorial quarters!
Well, I like puerto rico the best out of all of them

 

Puerto Rico Quarter

Hi, Everybody,

The PR quarter is out, and my local banks are not participating in the program. The fed tells them there is a glut of rolls of quarters in stock, and they will not order new rolls. (This is in CA, D Mint). Any suggestions from anyone? I buy bank wrapped rolls, and sure don't want to pay a premium.....

Thanks much!
Annie

 

Ahem . . . as mentioned in another thread: DC has a higher population than Wyoming (and just a tad less than Vermont). They pay full taxes (and no representation). . . . . they deserve a quarter, too.

 

They can have one of my NY Quarters. By that Logic Canarsie deserves a Quarter.

Ruben

 

I wish there were an easier way to find them in circulation.