The State Quarters program started in 1999. Each year, five different states are being honored on their unique State Quarters. The order of issue is the order in which the states joined the Union. Each coin is struck for only about 10 weeks and can never be made again. 

This collection includes the compete set of the 50 coins from the years:
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008

The colorizing is the highest quality in the world and is accomplished through a revolutionary new technique. The colors are life-like.  These coins are not available from the U.S. Mint. They are genuine State Quarters that are struck by the U.S. Mint, but the Mint does not have the capacity to colorize coins. 

Each colorized State Quarter is individually encapsulated to protect its finish, and the 50-coin set comes complete with a FREE deluxe presentation folder.