State Quarters for US Territories?

I think originally that the State quarter program was to educate Americans about the country. I think that alot didn't know many states,names or even if they exsisted.

Probably the territories will get a quarter also. I bet the coin folder companies like Whitman would love this and extend the program so they could make more folders to hold the states plus the territories.

Also, just like the state program educating-probably most Americans dont even know that the people from the territories are Americans too. They serve in the military and use US dollars also.

Maybe they can call this set the territory series like the nickel Westward Journey series.

Snowman

 

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I'm sure it's been said, but THEY ARE NOT STATES!

You can have them on quarters when they have a territory program.

 

Your point is a great one,and correct Americans don't know their states. I can guarantee you that there will be people who actually would say after these territories get put on a quarter that some Americans would think they are states....sadly.

 

Absolutely. "Of course Guam and Washington DC are states! I've got state quarters they issued for them!"

And no, people don't know the states. When I was in my 10th grade history class the first day the teacher passed around a blank map of the states and asked everyone to simply label all of the states. I was one of only three students to get all of them correct. Many of the students couldn't even correctly identify the state we were living in. (Kentucky)

 

Dockwalliper's statement is correct and so is his use of the term "Congress"...."Congress has not said NO". The House said yes and the Senate didn't vote on it.

 

Except his second sentence makes it clear that he is using the term Congress to refer to the House of Representatives.

 

Your reading my post wrong.

Congress has never said no to quarters for the territories.

The house has voted yes 5 different times and the senate has never voted..yes or no.

I know well the difference between the house and senate.

 

I think this is steering toward a civics lesson or debate. Snowman had a perfect suggestion.

That would be fine, this is getting old, lets go go to history class, because THEY ARE NOT STATES.

 

The bill passed by congress(the house) this year is NOT an extencion of the state quarter program. Its called the District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act It just happens tofollow the State quarter program.

Who is calling these State quarters?

 

It's a natural extension by the US Mint for a quick money grab to capitalize on the Statehood Quarter program. It's very obvious. Look at it this way before the statehood quarters came into being was there a clamoring for Guam being on a quarter? NO!
And now that a succesful program is coming to an end the DC and the others have been complaing long before this program ended to be involved.
You and they may have a new name for it but we all understand what is being done here.

 

I have no problem with them issuing coins for the territories, and I don't have any problem with them using the quarters to do so. But if they do use the quarter, I would at least like to see them have a one or two year gap between the two programs so there is no confusion that they ARE separate programs and that the territories are NOT states.

 

I read somewhere that to garner the territory's votes in approving legislation toward the coinage of the State Quarter Program, the government assured at least Puerto Rico that they would have a coin in return. It would be typical, but crappy nonetheless to go against their word now. Besides, with a glut of new junk being constantly minted without end in sight, whats another few more quarters?
Guy~

 

Not likely since the territories have representation, but they don't have a vote in Congress.

 

additional quarters?

forget about the extended statehood quarters. let's put these on the half dollars instead.

 

i say lets mak enew $50 gold coins and put them there instead

 

How about they make a terretorialhood quarter series.

 

I agree. You said all that needs to be said in your one sentence. Thanks!:bow:

 

Well guys it looks like the quarters are going to be a reality. I'm still looking for the bill but its my understanding that the "District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act" was added to a spending bill that will pass both the house and Senate before congress takes a break.

Anyone wanna speculate on the new designs?

 

Didn't find the bill number yet but did find this.
http://serrano.house.gov/PressRelease.aspx?NewsID=1497




SERRANO INCLUDES STATE QUARTER PROVISION FOR TERRITORIES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA


Chairman José E. Serrano announced today that he included a provision in the omnibus government appropriations bill to direct the U.S. Mint to issue quarters for Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the District of Columbia in 2009.

“When I realized that the ‘state quarters’ program had left out millions of people in the territories and DC, I decided I would have to correct that oversight,” Serrano said. “Fortunately, I was able to include language in my portion of the omnibus government spending bill to direct the Mint to issue these coins.

“While these are not states, their people live under our flag, and deserve our respect. Too often it is ‘out of sight, out of mind’ for these territories and D.C. Instead we should be honoring them for their contributions to the United States. Our nation would not be what it is today without their contributions to the national defense, the arts, music, politics, science, and sports.

“This program will raise awareness of the various status issues, which I believe is a good thing for our country. We should know about all of the people living under our flag. Many people don’t know much about these places, and helping to prompt some learning will be a positive thing.

“Our nation was founded with a national creed based on equality. By treating the territories and D.C. as fairly as possible, we are working to apply our national principle of equality for all. Issuing quarters honoring these diverse places is a small step towards the respect they deserve, but we must take advantage of any opportunity to take such measures. I look forward to seeing the designs they choose to represent them on their quarters.”

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Congressman José E. Serrano is Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, which oversees the budget of the U.S. Mint among other agencies.