Anyone collecting US state quarters?
By foxyfire33
@foxyfire33 (10005)
United States
March 29, 2007 4:37pm CST
My mom started collecting them so she could give a full set to each of the grandchildren. There are 10 now. She's missing a lot for the younger ones because when she started the collections there were only 4 grandchildren. Then in about 4 1/2 years 6 more were added. We're having a hard time finding some of them. Do any of you know ways to find those "hard to find" quarters? Are any of you collecting them for your children or grandchildren?
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8 responses
@mada9898 (193)
• United States
29 Apr 07
I am not sure why you are collecting pocket change for the State quarters. In 20 years they will be worth 25 cents. If you were looking for good valuable coins one can buy the 2006 or 2007 state silver quarters from the us mint. These will be worth something one day. Ebay is a god place to find silver quarters from the previous years. I collect the silver and proof sets. 1999 silver proof set is worth more than $400!!
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
29 Apr 07
We aren't collecting them for an investment. We're collecting them because they are interesting and a nice piece of history from the years the children were born. I'm sure IF I wanted to sell them in 20 years, I could get more than $12.50 for a complete set but since selling isn't the point I really don't care about their value.
@Whisp1976 (488)
• United States
2 May 07
I don't think the monetary value of the coins is as important as the historical significance.
@tinamwhite (3252)
• United States
30 Mar 07
I am collecting them for my son and my grandkids, At times it does seem hard to find enough of them, the older ones especially. As I break a dollar, I frequetly throw the change into the bottom of my purse...so when I know a new quarter has been issued...I just start checking every quarter that I have until I have completed all of the sets(like you I have had to wait several times to find enough). I have been told that you can go to the bank and request a roll of the new quarters, if you get to them early enough, they will still have them. As for the books, that you collect them in, there are several different types available...check Walmart and some of the bookstores....you will find a variety of styles available. As always, my friend, I wish you and your family the best. Happy hunting!
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
1 Apr 07
I try really hard to be impartial when giving best response but I just realized this will be the 3rd in a row I'm giving to you. So I want you and every one else to know that you're getting it (and the others) because I felt like you truly did give the best response. Thank you for putting so much thought into all your responses. I'm also glad you're on my friends list!
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@Netsbridge (3253)
• United States
29 Mar 07
I used to collect special coins, but used them all! I, however, still do have some of my collections of 20th Century US commemorative stamps. I just enjoy collecting special items whenever I can.
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
29 Mar 07
I had started to collect the quarters myself but I too ended up spending them! I've gone back to saving them to get my mom's collections caught up since 6 of the 10 are for my children anyway! I think it's only fair. I can't say that I have any other special collections for myself. My oldest daughter collects porcelain dolls so I get her one when ever I can. She's 11 now and between what I've given her and gifts from other, she probably has close to 30 now. My oldest son is 8. He loves trains. He has a fairly large collection of wooden engines and track and one nice electric train and track.
@KrisNY (7590)
• United States
29 Mar 07
I'm collecting them for my daughter.. My mom is collecting them for all her grandchildren- She got the books from the post office. My sig. others dad bought the state maps that you put the new quarters in-- So my daughter will have 3 sets of these-
My mom told me that the post office has alot of these quarters-- But I think that is when they first come out- I'm not sure how to find the older ones.. Perhaps go to the bank and ask them if they have any...
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
29 Mar 07
What do you mean by "books from the post office"? All she has is one map type thing for my oldest daughter's that we gave her when my daughter was given it as a Girl Scout award. The rest she's keeping in ziploc baggies for now. Are these books free? I'm sure she'd love to get them, it would make the collections nicer. I'll tell her to ask at the post office too. We live in PA and the one we need the most of is North Dakota.
@songbirdnaimh (1422)
• United States
6 May 07
My boyfriend's mom saves them....I'm always looking at my quarters now...lol.
@mada9898 (193)
• United States
10 May 07
Yea you are right. There are other things better to pass down than money. However, wouldn't be nice if you had one real coin that was worth several hundred thousand to pass to your kid. None of the "circulated" quarters will be like that. However, only the ones bought at the mint!!!
@Whisp1976 (488)
• United States
2 May 07
My husband is collecting them for all three of our grandkids (my step grandkids-I married an older man). Some States are really hard to find. I think you can actually buy the newly minted quarters, but I am not sure. I will ask my old man and get back to you.
@foxyfire33 (10005)
• United States
2 May 07
That's great that you're collecting for the grandkids too (and thanks for agreeing with my side on the response above)!
And by the way...I'll probably be a (step) grandma before I'm thirty. Mine is older than me by 14 years.
@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
• United States
30 Mar 07
Yes, before my Mother passed away, she bought me this chart with all the states with little circles cut out to put the appropriate state quarter in the spot allocated for that state. I vowed that I would make sure my board got filled up with one quarter from each state.
I am doing exceedingly well. I have all of them through December 2006.
