1999-D CONNECTICUT QUARTER

Circulation strikes: 688,744,000
Designer: John Flanagan
Modified by Don Everhart
Diameter: ±24.2 millimeters
Metal content:
Outer layers - 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Center - 100% Copper
Weight: ±5.67 grams
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "D" (for Denver) on the obverse just right of the ribbon
Value: $0.50 (AU-50) up to $3.00 (MS-65)

It’s finally June! Just a few more short weeks until the ’08 Proof Sets are released. Normally I would just sit back and not worry about it. They’ll show up in the post one day and all will be well. This year, however, is different. First there is a little baby boy… Born earlier this year to some good friends of ours. He needs the Proof set from his birth year! (doesn’t everyone?) And quite a bit closer to home, and close to my heart, my wife is pregnant with twins*. Due date Dec 5th (though with twins we expect to deliver earlier than that)… that’s another two Proof sets I need this year! And, of course, I need a set for myself as well. So this year I’ve been waiting impatiently… of course once the Proof sets arrive I’ll be getting impatient for the annual Uncirculated sets!

*This is also the reason that posting has gotten even more erratic of late. Time not spent at the office is either time with the wife, time getting ready for the pending arrival, or time crashing out in exhaustion. I still ‘plan’ on doing some major revisions here this year. Some layout changes and the addition of an online coin / image / value database. But the combination of a new job and a pregnant wife have shifted the priorities around a bit, and if I get these updates done it’ll be slow going