Q and A Page

Q: How long will it take until the last State Quarter is issued and what will it be?

A: The last quarter to be issued in the mint is the Hawaii State Quarter. It will come out in 2008.

Q: How long will each state quarter be in the mint?

A: Each State Quarter will be in mint for 10 weeks.

Q: After the ten weeks is up will that quarter ever be minted again?

A: No. Each State Quarter is only minted once.

Q: How many different mints are there?

A: There are 6 different mints in the U.S.

Q: Where was the first official United States coin minted?

A: The first United States coin was minted in New Haven, Connecticut.

Q: When was the first coin minted?

A: The first coin was minted in 1787.

Q: What were the first symbols on the first coin?

A: The first symbols were a sun, a sundial, and thirteen linked circles to represent the original colonies.

Q: What was the first mint to coin money?

A: The first mint to coin money was the Philadelphia mint in Pennsylvania.