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Alabama: Melissa Hines of Prattville, Ala., received a
1999-P Pennsylvania quarter in change when she bought propane gas for her new barbecue
grill.
Alaska: Clayton
Jirak of Anchorage, Alaska reports finding a 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter on April 3 at a
local bank. He considers himself the "#1 State quarter collector."
Arizona: Marlin Hartman of
Phoenix, Ariz., reports finding a 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter in change at the Phoenix Sky
Harbor airport on March 25.
Arkansas: Ernie Chastain of
Morrillton, Ark., reported getting his 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter April 1 at a bank in
Conway, Ark.
California: James
Bolotin of Riverbank, Calif., reported finding his 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter in change
after purchasing a punching bag at Copeland Sporting Goods in Modesto. At first he thought
hed received another Delaware quarter but to his surprise it was a Pennsylvania
coin.
Colorado: Steve Fagin
and Walt Strickler, both from Boulder, Colo., were within hours of reporting their finds
of 1999-D Pennsylvania quarters on March 12. Fagin said he got his in change at a local
drug store.
Strickler reports getting his at a local grocery store. Strickler said when he saw the
obverse he thought hed found another Delaware quarter and "stashed it in my
pocket. About an hour later I thought maybe its a Pennsylvania and sure enough,
there was Commonwealth and the keystone on the reverse."
Connecticut:
Anthony La Russo of Stamford, Conn., reports finding a 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter March
25 in his change from the Bulls Head News Variety in Stamford. His wife Theresa said
earlier in March La Russo also found a 1999-P Delaware quarter at the same shop.
Delaware: Leonard
Zentz of Dover, Del., found a 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter March 23 in change from a local
bank.
District of Columbia:
Thomas C. Knoerzer received two 1999-P Pennsylvania quarters March 21 at a CVS
Pharmacy in the Chinatown section of Washington, D.C. He later purchased two rolls from
the manager.
Knoerzer said he used one of the first quarters he received for a "coin toss"
at a childrens hockey shoot-out he refereed between periods of the Washington
Capitals professional hockey game. He later gave the first two Pennsylvania quarters he
found to two "very excited and curious nine-year-old players who did not win the
competition."
Florida: Robert
Silvius of Orlando, Fla., and Rosemarie Dunn of Deland, Fla., are tied for finding 1999-P
Pennsylvania quarters on March 12. Both Silvius and Dunn received the coins in change at a
toll booth.
Georgia: Chip Cutcliff of
Kennesaw, Ga., received his 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter at a bank March 27.
Hawaii: Randall Young of
Hawaii reports receiving a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter April 30. He said he got the
quarter in change from a woman visiting from the state of Washington.
Idaho: Gloria Robinson of
Paul, Idaho, got her 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter courtesy of a fellow member of the Empty
Pocket Coin Club. She said her friend Jeff works at the post office in Burley, Idaho, and
was kind enough to save the coin for her in exchange for some information on the State
quarters program which she was happy to provide.
Illinois:
Skip Stuart of Belvidere, Ill., found his 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter in change from a
WalMart in Rockford, Ill.
Indiana: Robert Hardin
of Elizabeth, Ind., received his 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter on March 14 in change from a
hotdog stand outside the WalMart store in Corydon, Ind.
Iowa:
George Barber of
Salem, Iowa received two rolls of 1999-D Pennsylvania quarters March 19 at a bank in Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, about 12 miles from his home.
Kansas: Dennis Ryan of
Colby, Kan., reports receiving a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter in change at a local coin and
antique show March 13.
Kentucky:
James Frank of Covington, Ky., reported March 17 that he found a 1999-P Pennsylvania
quarter over the weekend at his local Kroger store.
Louisiana: Norma
Shaney of New Orleans, Louisiana, found her 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter at K-Mart on March
20 by just asking the clerks if they had any in their tills.
Maine: Johnna Weaver of
York, Maine, got her 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter free from the Maine Gold and Silver coin
shop in Portland on March 27.
Maryland:
Kenneth E.
Swab got two 1999-P Pennsylvania quarters in change at a Roy Rogers restaurant at the
Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
Massachusetts:
Robert
Lamica of Florence, Mass., got his 1999-P Pennsylvania coin at a flea market on March 21.
Michigan: David
Bowers of Dowling, Mich., reports he found his 1999-P Pennsyvlania quarter in his change
after purchasing stamps at a local U.S. Post Office. Bowers said this is the first State
quarter hes received in circulation.
Minnesota:
Jessica and Tom Seifert found their 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter during a St.
Patricks Day concert in Bloomington, Minn. The couple said they were attending the
concert at a Bennigans restaurant and spotted two Pennsylvania quarters in a
bartenders tip jar. They were "extremely excited to have spotted them, the next
step was to coerce the bartender to trade them to us. After receiving an extremely strange
look, the nice bartender obliged. We arent sure if any of the banks in Minnesota
have been putting the new quarters into circulation or not. Its fun to think about
where these pieces really might have come from knowing that the concert was attended by
folks from as far away as Washington, D.C." The Seiferts add that they hope
"everyone else is having as much fun looking for the new coinage as we are!"
Mississippi:
Donald
Young from Lumberton, Miss., received a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter at a Biloxi, Miss.,
casino on April 18.
Missouri: Jaime
Oestreich of Fulton, MO, reports receiving a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter on March 20 in
change from a local Quick Shop store.
Montana: Chris Benton of Red
Lodge, Mont., reported to Coin World April 27 about finding and "losing"
a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter while working at a local business. Benton said he found a
Pennsylvania quarter in a change box while making change for a 10-year-old boy. Benton
said the boy "was extremely happy to find it stating My Dad and I have been
looking for these quarters for awhile. Were from Pennsylvania and havent found
any yet." Benton said he explained the program to the boy and hopes hell
catch the collecting bug.
Nebraska: Frank
Gourley of Hastings, Neb., reported receiving a 1999-D Pennsylvania coin from his bank on
March 18.
Nevada: Robert
Moore of Henderson, Nev., reports finding a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter April 6 while
clearing a jammed slot machine at casino in Primm, Nev.
New Hampshire: Sandra
Teets of Nashua, N.H., reports receiving her 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter in change at a
one hour photo lab on March 27.
New Jersey:
Len
Marshall of Paramus, NJ, received his 1999-P Pennsylvania coins from his local bank on
March 21.
New Mexico: Wayne
Kowalski of Alamogordo, New Mexico, got his 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter March 31 in change
from a snack bar.
New York: Mike
Serwon of Hamburg, N.Y., reported receiving a 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter in change from
the corner gas station on March 17.
North Carolina: Debra
Cress of Mt. Ulla, N.C., reported finding her first 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter in change
from a vending machine on March 21.
North Dakota:
Niles Mueller of Jamestown, North Dakota, reports finding a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter on
May 3. Mueller is a window clerk for the U.S. Postal Service and says hes been
seeing the Pennsylvania quarters since early April.
Ohio: Carol Campbell
of Defiance, Ohio reported to Coin World on March 18 that shed found a 1999-P
Pennsylvania quarter in change at the donut shop where she works.
Oklahoma: Terry
Bellows of Oklahoma City, OK, bought a roll of quarters at a local convenience store on
March 21 and received his 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter.
Oregon: Roger Harrison of
Springfield, Ore., found his 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter at a bank in Junction City, Ore.,
11 miles north of Eugene, on March 26.
Pennsylvania:
Bill Sampson of Primos, PA., reported finding the first Pennsylvania quarter on
March 6 at a local Giant Food store.
Rhode Island: David
Petrone of Burrillville, R.I., reports getting a 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter in change at
Dinos Park and Shop in Chepachet, R.I.
South Carolina: Cindy
Muldrow of Columbia, SC, received two 1999-P Pennsylvania quarters at a Rushs fast
food restaurant on March 21.
South Dakota: Two
collectors tied for First Reports for South Dakota. They were within hours of each other
with their reports of finding 1999-D Pennsylvania quarters on March 27. Gary Haan got his
coins at a bank in Sioux Falls and Jon Christopherson of Brandon, S.D., got a roll of
quarters at his local bank and reports hell "be spending them far and wide soon
I love this new program!"
Tennessee: Matt
Reardon of Louisville, Tenn., reports he received a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter March 18
from someone who purchased candy from his mom.
Texas: Nicholas
Adams of Port Neches, Tex., got his 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter from a roll of quarters on
March 18.
Utah: Jay
Trujillo of Salt Lake City, Utah, reports receiving a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter from a
friend who works in a restaurant.
Vermont: Alan Kamman of
Lincoln, Vermont, got his 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter April 1 at his local bank. Kamman
adds that bank employees "have been very interested in learning about the program and
Ive shared articles with them from recent issues of Coin World. They have
also been very cooperative in getting new coins for me and other area collectors."
Virginia: Jason Terril of
Vienna, Va., reported finding a 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter on March 22. He received the
coin in change from the Reston Town Center Mobil gas station. He asked the cashier if
shed seen the new Pennsylvania quarter. Not only had she seen them but she looked in
the till and passed it on to Terril.
Washington:
Betty Shenkin and Tami Gooding of Castle Rock, Wash., report they found a 1999-P
Pennsylvania quarter at a local Minute Mart convenience store on March 23.
West Virginia: Gaynor
Cosner III of Ridgeley, WV, reports receiving a 1999-P Pennsylvania quarter at the Bank of
Romney in Romney, WV.
Wisconsin: Darrell Kurth
of Grand Marsh, Wis., reported he received a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter in change March
28 while visiting the Wisconsin Dells.
Wyoming: Janet
Crenshaw of Sheridan, Wyo., reports her son Tyler found a 1999-D Pennsylvania quarter
April 2 in his receipts from candy vending machine sales. She said theyve found
about three rolls worth of 1999-D Delaware quarters so far.
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