1999-P DELAWARE

Designer:
Obverse: John Flanagan
Reverse: William Cousins
Modified by Don Everhart
Diameter: ±24.2 millimeters
Metal content:
Outer layers - 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Center - 100% Copper
Weight: ±5.67 grams
Thickness: ±1.75 mm
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "P" (for Philadelphia) on the obverse just right of the ribbon
Value: $0.50 (AU-50) up to $3.00 (MS-65)

The upside of the (economic) downturn. More ‘State’ Quarters finding there way back into circulation. And so, today’s coin. The 1999-P Delaware Quarter. The last quarter needed to complete my set of circulation State Quarters. Ten years after its release and I finally find one. No longer will that empty hole in the coin album mock me, no longer will I consider giving up and buying one from the coin shop. Now we all know that I'm no big fan of the 50 State Quarter series, but the Delaware quarter is still significant in that it represents the begining of new coin series that not only changed the way our Quarters look, but also brought a lot of new people into the world of coin collecting.