US Quarter 2004 Florida State coin value

 

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Currency - Dollar=100 cents
Face value: Quarter dollar ($1/4=25 cents)
Type - commemorative coin 50 States Quarters Series

Composition - copper-nickel clad copper
Diameter - 24.3 mm
Weight - 5.67 grams
Edge: Reeded

Mint Mark: D (Denver), P (Philadelphia)

 

US coin State quarter 2004 Florida
Years of mintage:
2004

Reverse:
Spanish galleon, Sabal palmetto, Space Shuttle
Legend:
FLORIDA 1845 / GATEWAY TO DISCOVEY / 2004 E PLURIBUS UNUM

Obverse:
Washington facing left
Legend:
QUARTER DOLLAR / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY / IN GOD WE TRUST


Krause catalog number - KM#356

Value in condition:
UNC (Uncirculated - without traces of circulation) - ~1 USD.00
XF (Extremely Fine) - 0.25-0.50
Worse than "XF" - 0.25 USD

 

 

FLORIDA #27

Capital: Tallahassee.
Adhered to: March 3, 1845.
Population: 17,789,864 hab.
Origin of the name: Named after the Spanish discoverer Ponce de León, “La Florida”.
Reverse shows a Spanish galleon from the 16th century, a space shuttle and two palm trees on a beach.

 

The legend "GATEWAY TO DISCOVERY". Above is the date of incorporation of Florida into La Unión.

 

KM#(D):356KM#(S):356a

 

From the 16th century with the Spanish galleons to the 21st century with space exploration, Florida has represented an indisputable starting point in history for the scientific community, which is why the State has wanted to reflect on the reverse of this coin the meaning of this region for human knowledge.
On Christmas 1513, while Ponce de León was searching for the legendary fountain of youth, he discovered Florida, calling it "Pascua Florida".
Already in 1539, Hernando de Soto and other discoverers continued with the exploration of the New World through this region described by Ponce years before, they entered through the peninsula into the unknown and wild territories of the current United States.
Florida is also home to the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, it has been the starting point for numerous space missions, from the one that led man to set foot on the Moon for the first time, to probe exploration missions outside the Solar System.

Spanish galleon from the 16th century

The palm trees on the beach represent the tourism sector in the region, which, due to its good weather and its thousands of kilometers of clean beaches, make it one of the favorite destinations for millions of people around the world.

 

Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

 

Florida shores.