Alabama:   James McFall received a 1999-P Delaware quarter at a bank in Bessemer, Ala., Feb. 3.

Alaska:  Jonathan Everest of Fairbanks, Alaska, received a 1999-D quarter on Feb. 22.

Arizona:  Bill Gioia of Tucson, Ariz., reported Feb. 22 that he’d received a 1999-D quarter in change at a local cafeteria. He said it was "slammed down on the counter" but otherwise appeared to be in good shape.

Arkansas:   Mark Davis of Batesville, Ark., reported Jan. 17 that he received a Denver Delaware quarter in change at a local flea market on Jan. 16.

He said he hadn’t been looking for the new quarters and thought the coin was perhaps a foreign coin. Davis said "it’s usually the end of January when the new coins begin to arrive here."

California:  George Linck of California reported finding a Delaware State Quarter on January 12, 1999.

Colorado:  Robert Kern Jr. of Colorado reported Feb.4 that he had found a 1999-D Delaware quarter dollar in Pagosa Springs, Colo.

Connecticut:   Richard Patenaude received a 1999-P Delaware quarter in change Feb. 6 in Norwich, Conn.

Delaware: Change from the purchase of a cup of coffee netted Michael A. Caldarazzo of Claymont, Del., a Philadelphia Mint marked quarter on Jan. 16.

District of Columbia:  Both Philadelphia and Denver Mint Delaware quarter dollars have been reported in the nation's capital.

Bela Bond of Bowie, Md., reported Jan. 26 that he found a 1999-P Delaware quarter dollar in the District of Columbia that was apparently struck through debris of some kind. His coin lacks details in e pluribus unum and the 9s in the date on the reverse.

G.E. English reported that the manager of a pastry shop in Washington, D.C., showed him a 1999-D Delaware quarter that he had received in change Jan. 23.

Florida: Robert Kelley of Ocoee, Florida reports finding his first Delaware quarter on January 10, 1999.

His mother-in-law received the Philadelphia Mint marked coin in change that morning. He said the find is particularly exciting because they usually don't see new quarters until March or April.

Georgia:   John and Kelli Alarcon received a 1999-P Delaware quarter dollar in change Jan. 23 in Atlanta. The couple was celebrating her birthday and tendered a $20 bill to pay a breakfast bill. Among the coins received in change was a single Delaware quarter, which was first noticed by Mrs. Alarcon.

Hawaii: Harvey Blacker of Kailua, Hawaii, received a 1999-P Delaware quarter in change Feb. 5.

Idaho:   Dan Wilhelm of Post Falls, Idaho, reports he found his 1999-D quarter in his change from a convenience store purchase on Feb. 12.

Illinois:   Tom DeLorey of Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., in Chicago, reported a customer found a 1999 Washington, Delaware quarter dollar with the D Mint mark on Jan.14, 1999.

Indiana:   Grant McBride of Hobart, Ind., found a 1999-D quarter Jan. 20. He said a police officer came into the store where he works and used one of the quarters for a purchase. McBride said the officer said he thought the coin was a foreign coin. McBride said he gave the coin to his father who teaches 5^th grade history and the class was excited about the new coin.

Iowa:   Charles Winterwood acquired a roll of 1999-D Delaware quarters at a bank in Dubuque, Iowa, on Feb. 1.

Kansas:   Doug Spencer of Chanute, Kan., reports finding a 1999-D quarter at his workplace on Jan. 30

Kentucky:   A stop at the grocery store Jan. 19 brought a Denver Mint marked quarter into the hands of Warren Wadhamus of La Grange, Ky. He said he was surprised and satisfied with his find.

Louisiana:   Gerald Daquin of Harvey, Louisiana, was surprised to see the Denver Mint marked Delaware quarter out so early in the year, especially "when you’re used to waiting to see new coins until later in the year."

An added bonus to his enjoyment was what he described as the beautiful reworked portrait of George Washington on the coin’s obverse and he especially noted the crispness of Washington’s hair.

Maine:   Carla Robbins, an assistant manager of a Cumberland Farms in Topsham, Maine. She reports a customer paid for a purchase Feb. 15 with one of the 1999-P quarters and she "was quite glad to finally have one of my own."

Maryland:   Harry Dipalma of Delmar, Md., also reported finding the quarters on Jan. 10. He said he and a friend, Jesse Furry, found the coins in change.

Dipalma said the new coins remind him of a token and he's disappointed with "the amount of damage to the coins already, they look as though they've been in circulation for quite awhile."

Massachusetts: Brian Keaveney reports he received a 1999-P Delaware quarter dollar on Jan. 22 in Massachusetts, the first collector to report a discovery in that state. He reports that the coins are being used to purchase tokens in the Boston subway system.

Michigan: A waiter in a restaurant 120 miles north of Detroit, Gerald Morgan, received a Delaware quarter with D Mint mark in his tip on Jan. 17.

Minnesota: Jessica and Tom Seifert found their 1999-D quarter Jan. 31 at the Sbarro’s restaurant they work in at a shopping mall food court in Edina, Minn. They said they’ve had fun overhearing remarks from customers who receive the coins in change but wonder aloud what country issued the coins. They bought a roll and had fun looking for varieties later that day.

Mississippi:   Edmund Janis of Biloxi, Miss., found a 1999-D quarter in his change from a local grocery store on Jan. 31.

Missouri: Dean Heaton of Saxton, Missouri, reported he found several 1999-P Delaware quarters in $100 worth of coins that he got from his local bank. He also discovered a number of coins bearing what appears to be evidence of die cracks.

Montana:  A truckstop at the edge of Billings, Mont., was the source of a 1999-D quarter for Ron Bjelland on Feb. 10. Bjelland reports the quarter has heavy polish marks with die cracks in three places.

Nebraska:   Robert Dunker of Schuyler, Neb., found numerous errors in his two rolls of the 1999-P quarters. Several of the coins in one of the rolls are missing parts of the e in first state or the E is completely obliterated on the back of the coin due to a filled die.

Filled-die errors occur when dirt, grease and other debris clogs portions of the incused design elements on the dies (the pieces of steel used to form designs on coins). These types of errors are very common and appear on all denominations of coins every year.

Nevada:   Gary Inness of Reno, Nev., reports he got a 1999-D quarter in a poker game Jan. 23. He said he first thought he’d gotten a Canadian coin but then wondered why George Washington’s portrait would be on a Canadian coin.

New Hampshire:   Steven Stover of Portsmouth, N.H., reports finding a 1999-P at his bank on Jan. 21.

New Jersey:   Linda Miller of Vineland, N.J., found a Delaware quarter with P Mint mark in change Jan. 16 and two days later turned it in to a local radio station for $100.

Pab Sungenis, a disc jockey and assistant program director at WVLT in Vineland/Atlantic City, N.J., area, offered the "bounty" for the first person to report their find to him. Miller had heard about the State quarter program months before and was shocked to hear the radio station offer $100 for the coin. She willingly gave up her Delaware quarter and claimed the reward. Sungenis, a collector since childhood, said he had ulterior motives in offering the reward – "I wanted to get people looking at their change closely. And, of course, for the fun of it!"

New Mexico:  There’s a tie for reports on a 1999-D quarter in New Mexico. John Benson of Truth or Consequences, N.M., said he got his quarter from a co-worker who knows he collects coins. Jack W. Reed of Kirtland Air Force Base BX found three quarters in his change. Bob Guzowski of Albuquerque got his quarter from a cashier at a local WalMart.

New York:  Jessie Sassone found a 1999-P quarter at a bowling alley in the Bronx, N.Y. on Jan. 26. She found the coin in a roll of older circulated quarters and looked through $900 of additional quarters, but didn’t find any more pieces. Sassone is the first to report a find in New York.

North Carolina:  Jason Strother, reports finding a P Mint marked Delaware quarter in Raleigh, N.C., on Jan. 16

North Dakota:  Virgil Johnson of Fargo, N.D., reports finding his 1999-D quarter Feb. 8 in his change.

Ohio: James Billheimer of Greenville, Ohio, reported Jan. 21 he got his first real look at a Delaware quarter when he received it in change at a grocery store. The P Mint marked coin really made an impression on him.

Oklahoma: Bud Pilgrim of Oklahoma received his first Delaware quarter in change at a Tulsa, Ok., convenience store on Jan. 20. He reports his D Mint marked coin is scratched more than he thought a new coin would be but "none the less, I will hang on to it."

Oregon:   Glancing through his change after a visit to the local convenience store, William Lukas of Portland, Ore., found a 1999-D quarter.

Pennsylvania:  Tom Shany of Pennsylvania reported finding a Delaware State Quarter on January 13, 1999.

Rhode Island:  Frank Laliberte of Lincoln, R.I., received two 1999-P Delaware quarters in change in Pawtucket on Feb. 6.

South Caroline: Fred Edinger of Hartsville, S.C., reports finding a Philadelphia Mint marked quarter at a restaurant on Jan. 18.

South Dakota:  On Feb. 22, Bob Orton of Rosholt, South Dakota, reported finding a 1999-D quarter in change.

Tennessee:   James Paschal of Smyrna, Tenn., is the first to report finding a 1999-P quarter at his local bank. Paschal, a 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade teacher at Smyrna Middle School, said he plans to pass out quarters to his students.

Texas:   John Arnold of Houston, Texas, found his 1999-D quarter in a roll from his local bank. He said he had to go through a lot of work to get his bank to give him the coins but as a longtime customer he was able to persuaded them.

Utah:  Dan Hammer of Monticello, Utah, reports finding a 1999-D quarter at a convenience store on Feb. 15.

Vermont:   Normand Lavallee of Vermont found a 1999-P quarter on Jan. 28

Virginia: Tim Robinson, found a P Mint marked Delaware quarter in some change from the Safeway supermarket in Reston, Va., Jan. 16. He said he first thought it was a foreign coin "except for the fact it had George Washington on the face."

He said he didn’t really know what he had so he began doing some research on the Internet and found Coin World’s site. Robinson said he’s glad he knows what to look for and says he "can’t wait to find more."

Washington:   Reed Keeney got his 1999-D Delaware quarters in change Feb. 27 at a coffee shop in Renton, Wash.

West Virigina:  William P. Cook of Keyser, West Virginia reports finding a 1999-P quarter at a 7-11 store on Feb. 1.

Wisconsin:   Helen Harnik of Oconomowoc, Wis., can thank her grandson in California for alerting her to let Coin World know about her State quarter find. Her husband got a 1999-D Delaware quarter in change at a bank Jan. 20.

Wyoming:   Jim Roehr of Cheyenne, Wyoming, found a 1999-D on Feb. 15.