My quarter collection has taken the final great leap forward, thanks to Pat Maley, an English Department buddy of Erin's at IU. Thanks to Pat, who kindly mailed it to me, I now have the second Hawaii quarter I needed. Now my basic 50-state collection is done. Woo hoo!!
But...DC was just issued a coin (Duke Ellington on it) so now I need those.
Thanks to other folks who helped a lot too over the years, mainly Ack and Poppy. And Danny, who looked through a huge pile of coins last Christmas, Ack reports.
During these past few years of collecting the states' quarters, we've discovered many people who had no idea about the two mintmarks you find on the quarter's face. Look below the "In God We Trust" and you'll find a P (Philadelphia) or D (Denver), indicating which mint made it.
Al asked the question, "What's your favorite quarter design?" For me, it's definitely NOT Wisconsin's (pictured above). What's yours?
Mary and Joe came to Madison for a three-day visit. They had chilly weather here unfortunately. They'd had temps in the 90s first in California during their visit with Michael and Evelyn, and then when they got home to NY. Some highlights: watching "Bucky" the groundhog at the house, going to the art exhibit opening at the Lt. Gov's office (Anne has photos there), and going out to dinner with Margaret, Meg, Ellen & Carrie. It was a fun visit.
Photos show them stranded at a bus stop on Capitol Square after the Old Fashioned restaurant wouldn't seat us for 40 minutes, and then happily seated at the Avenue Bar instead.
