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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
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Great info, keep it coming. Steve  Edited by triggersmob
05/06/2007 08:42 am
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United States
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Mine is Connecticut. The reverse is the charter oak, though I like the coin the only problem is that its not an oak tree. From an artistic view its one of my favorites it but from an aesthetic view its ok. CT is in the top 5 for most expensive states to live in - which is probably why I never have enough cash to buy my coins   |
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United States
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I'm an Okie too and voted for the winner. Of the options, I liked it best but then, I'm a bit of a bird watcher too. Of course, I also think it's a bit funny to be able to say that Oklahoma gave everyone the 'scissor-tail flycatcher'!  |
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Australia
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Great info, but come on we haven't done all the states yet. Daves, I always wondered what an Okie was, never associated it with being someone from Oklahoma. DOH! Steve |
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United States
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mkay, here's one more for ya. The Indiana State Quarter has the basic shape of the state on the right side with nineteen stars on the left side, kind of in a semi circle, signifying the nineteen states at the time. More or less centered but superimposed over the state sillouette is a race car, the Indy 500 is one of the biggies as far as racing goes in the states. Underneath that is the slogan "crossroads of America" which pretty much came from the geographical location as well as all the highways that run through it. Personally, I think they didn't do such a bad job with this one. The Indy 500 is probably one of the first things that people indentify with Indiana so that was an easy choice. |
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United States
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Idaho Here,  We are the Spud State, Famous for our Potato's, The 43rd state admitted on July 3rd 1890 it's only right to have a Baked Potato on ours, not the Peregrine Falcon. Although I am sure other do not agree with me of course.  Fishnwidow |
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Thanks for all your replies, it's good to know about other peoples cultures etc. Steve |
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United States
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I am also a native Oklahoman. While I am a wildlife lover and avid bird photographer, the Scissortail Flycatcher is a summer visitor to our state and winters in Central America. Our state's heritage is about Native Americans and the oil industry. I would have much preferred a portrait of Sequoyah, a peace pipe and an oil derrick.
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I'm from North Dakota...the back of our State Quarter shows bison on the prairie. (see below)  Many people have a misguided view of ND topography. The eastern portion of the state (often called "the valley") is really a large, dry lake bed that is left from the last glacial period. The central portion of the state is largely rolling prairie with numerous glacial moraines. The soil can be very rocky...with gravel, rocks and even boulders that were moved along with the leading edge of the glacier. The western third of the state was not glaciated. Exposed sediments dating from 35-55 million years ago make up what are called "the badlands." ND was home to a number of Indian tribes prior to settlement by whites. Sioux, Hidatsa, Mandan, Arikara and others peopled the state. Bison and antelope were numerous. The prairie grizzly, now extinct, and wolves, were the major predators. The last "buffalo hunt" in the US occured near Hettinger, ND in the southwest quarter of the state. The bison on our quarter commemorate the native peoples, prairie and fauna of our state as well as to symbolize the hearty Norwegian and German-Russian settlers who moved to ND near the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth century. Come and visit us some day...below are a couple of pictures of the badlands and neighboring areas. North Dakotans insist that Lewis and Clark's guide was Sakakawea (not Sacagawea)...in the background of the first picture you can see a bit of Lake Sakakawea, a major walleye fishery. It was formed when the Missouri breaks were flooded behind Garrison Dam as part of the flood control measures needed to protect downstream interests along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers.    Edited by hunter20ga
05/18/2007 3:10 pm
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I'm from Michigan.
My 2004 coin has a pic of our mitten shaped state showing both our Upper and Lower peninsulas and our 5 Great Lakes, Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. It also has the date of becoming a state 1837 and the words Great Lakes State.
What you can't see is the Mackinac Bridge, the Mighty Mac, which connects the 2 peninsulas. Is is the third longest suspension bridge in the world, reaching 5 miles long. Michigan is also the home of "The Motor City", Detroit, headquarters of the "BIG 3" automakers Ford, General Motors and Diamler-Chrysler.
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Thank you all. I have learned heaps. Steve |
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