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West Virginia
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History, Facts, and Images of the West Virginia Quarter, part of the US Mint's 50 States Quarter Collecting Program! |
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According to the U.S. Mint's official website, This coin captures the scenic beauty of the State with its depiction of the New River and the New River Gorge Bridge. The coin bears the inscription "New River Gorge". Prior to gaining statehood, the area that is now West Virginia formed the western part of Virginia. Settlers in the western part of the "Old Dominion" began their efforts to join the federal Union when Virginia announced its secession in 1861. In the western part of the State, the Restored Government of Virginia in Wheeling drafted a state constitution in 1862. The new state called West Virginia applied to Congress for admission into the Union. Congress approved the request with one condition, that the new state abolish slavery. The design chosen
to represent West Virginia is one that combines the natural physical beauty
of the State and the triumph of the human intellect exemplified by the
engineering wonder that is the New River Gorge Bridge. At 3,030 feet long
and 69 feet wide, the bridge is the world’s largest steel span and
the second highest bridge in the United States, rising 876 feet above
the New River Gorge in southern West Virginia. In 1978, 53 miles of the
New River was added to the National Park System as the New River Gorge
National River. We have available State Quarters and Coin Packages for Beginner and Advanced Collectors! See our Selections!
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The
West Virginia Quarter is the Last of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters
released by the U.S. Mint in the year 2005, and the 35th of the entire
series. To the left is the rear of the coin.