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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;onecenter, post: 1255937, member: 8703&quot;]The US Mint mints coinage according to the needs of the Federal Reserve System and its member banks.</p><p><br /></p><p>During the period when the Statehood quarters were issued, coinage requirements were at all time highs due to a large economic expansion (except 2001-2002), and the alleged shrillness over computer collapse, colloquially called Y2K.&nbsp; Collector demand of coinage overall and Statehood quarters in particular was unusally high, as well.&nbsp; It was often estimated that 100 million people were collecting Statehood quarters.&nbsp; The series was very popular.&nbsp; I helped several non-collectors build a collection of the series for enjoyment.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to purchasing my annual proof, silver proof and uncirculated sets, I did what I usually have done with my collecting habits, I pulled every Statehood quarter I could from circulation.&nbsp; I accumulated 3200 of these quarters and then decided to stop due in part to a lack of continued interest and my desire to eliminate credit card debts and payoff my sports car loan early.</p><p><br /></p><p>As the economy began to slow down, coinage demand dropped by two-thirds and continues to be minted at far lower levels that four years ago.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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