US Quarter 2004 Texas State value

 

The image of this coin is simply an example of US quarter 2004 Texas type coinage. Coin values are for reference only and can only serve as an approximate estimate for a piece of stated condition and typical year.
A coin of the same type from a rarer year may cost significantly more, but not always. Each specific case requires separate consideration.
See other types of coins of USA.

 

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)

 

Years of mintage:
2004

Reverse:
Texas State outline, star, lariat
Legend:
TEXAS 1845 / THE LOAN STAR STATE / 2004 E PLURIBUS UNUM

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


Krause catalog number - KM#357

Coin 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

 

TEXAS #28

Capital: Austin.
Adhered to: December 29, 1845.
Population: 22,859,968 hab.
Origin of the name: It comes from the Indian Caddo word "Teysha", which literally means "Hello friend".
Reverse outlines the state with a large 5-pointed star, the legend "THE LONE STAR STATE" and segments of rope on either side that symbolize cattle and cowboys in Texas history.

 

Above is the date of incorporation of the State into the Union.

KM#(D):357KM#(S):357a
Following the origin of the word India that gives its name to the State, the official motto is "Friendship".

 

It is the largest State in the US with 695,622KM2 behind Alaska, as a curiosity it is said that it is the US territory that has had the most official flags in its short existence, France, Spain, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States and United States.

 

The two most recognized symbols outside its borders are undoubtedly the geometric shape of the State and the lone star on its flag.

 

The star of its flag, which is represented on the coin, dates from 1839, and represented the Republic of Texas, in 1845 it became the state flag, hence the legend "The Lone Star State".

 

The colors that form it;

 

red, white and blue represent courage, purity and loyalty,
The strings on the sides of the coin represent cattle and cowboys, a representative image of the entire South and West of the United States, and a source of wealth for this State, as well as a subject of confrontation with neighboring States and with the country of Mexico, for water resources and pastures.

Texas outline and flag.

Cowboys leading cattle in Texas.

Texas Cattle Head.