I received a Hawaii quarter in my change at the coffee shop this afternoon, which means that I now have one for each of the states. (A colleague who is also collecting is making it more challenging by trying to get the Philadelphia mint marks too, which are in short supply on this side of the country, but I'll settle for one of each.)
I wonder if that's the first time a monarch has been honored on a US coin. I googled up the alternate designs. They included a surfer 'in a dignified pose' and a 'culturally accurate' hula dancer.
Of course, my cheap album doesn't have slots for next year's DC and territories issues. I might have to get another one anyway; the plastic is cracked and New Jersey keeps falling out.
I wonder if that's the first time a monarch has been honored on a US coin. I googled up the alternate designs. They included a surfer 'in a dignified pose' and a 'culturally accurate' hula dancer.
Of course, my cheap album doesn't have slots for next year's DC and territories issues. I might have to get another one anyway; the plastic is cracked and New Jersey keeps falling out.
