Add a beautiful set of2009 PR70 DCand Territorial State Quarters to your collection. This special setis part ofa First Day of Issue Limited Edition of 729. It’s a special additionto your state quarter collection.
2009 6-piece PR70 DCand Territorial State Quarters FDOI LE 729Includes:
- 2009 District of Columbia quarter
- 2009 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico quarter
- 2009 Guam quarter
- 2009 American Samoa quarter
- 2009 U.S. Virgin Islands quarter
- 2009 Northern Mariana Islands quarter
- Presentation box
Product Features:
- State Quarter Program – innovative 10-year program from the United States Mint -Started in 1999 and ended in 2008; every state’s reverse design is unique and specific to that state
- District of Columbia – features native son Duke Ellington, the internationally renowned composer and musician, seated at a grand piano with the inscriptions, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DUKE ELLINGTON and JUSTICE FOR ALL, the District’s motto
- Commonwealth of Puerto Rico – features a historic sentry box and a hibiscus flower with the inscriptions, PUERTO RICO and Isla del Encanto, which means “Isle of Enchantment
- Guam – depicts the outline of the island, a flying proa (a seagoing craft built by the Chamorro people), a latte stone (an architectural element used as the base of homes) and the inscriptions, GUAM and Guahan I Tano ManChamorro, which means “Guam – Land of the Chamorro
- American Samoa – depicts the ava bowl (“tanoa”), whisk and staff in the foreground with a coconut tree on the shore in the background and the inscriptions, AMERICAN SAMOA and SAMOA MUAMUA LE ATUA, the motto of American Samoa, which means “Samoa, God is First”
- U.S. Virgin Islands – features an outline of the three major islands, the yellow breast or banana quit, its official bird; the yellow cedar or yellow elder, the official flower; and a Tyre Palm Tree with the inscriptions, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS and United in Pride and Hope, the official motto of the territory
- Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands – represents the wealth of the islands in its natural resources of land, air and sea. Near the shore stands a large limestone latte, the supporting column of ancient indigenous Chamorro structures. A canoe of the indigenous Carolinians represents the people’s seafaring skills across vast distances. Two white fairy tern birds fly in characteristic synchrony overhead. A Carolinian mwar (head lei) composed of plumeria, langilang (Ylang Ylang), angagha (peacock flower) and teibwo (Pacific Basil) borders the bottom of the design near the inscription, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
- Silver proof coins – struck in .900 pure silver and only available from original silver proof sets from the United States Mint
- Proof condition – struck at least twice on highly polished coin blanks to bring out the mirrored background and high-relief images
- Deep Cameo finish (DCAM) – deeply frosted devices and lettering that contrast with the fields to produce extra sharp details
- First Day of Issue and Limited Edition – only 729 pieces are being released as FDOI
- FDOI and PR70- acombination that makes these coins extra special
- Graded by ICG
- Measure approx. .95″ in diameter
- Individually encapsulated – each coin is sealed inside a tamper-proof holder to protect its beauty and condition
- Display box – shows off your coins and stores them in one place; measures approx.1-1/4″H x 10″W x 4″L






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