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Issued Date: November 5, 2007
Description: The 2007 Utah State Quarter, representing the 45th state, honors the completion of the1869 transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit with the theme "Crossroads of the West". Released on November 5, 2007, the reverse design features two locomotives facing a golden spike. It includes the inscriptions "Crossroads of the West," "Utah," and "1896".
Key Details of the Utah Quarter:
Design Concept: The "golden spike" ceremony that joined the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, symbolizing the connection of East and West.
Reverse Inscriptions: "Utah," "1896," and "Crossroads of the West".
Obverse: Features the standard George Washington portrait by John Flanagan.
Minting: Produced by the Philadelphia Mint ("P") and Denver Mint ("D"), along with San Francisco Mint proof sets.
Significance: Represents the state's industrial growth and, as the 45th state, was the last of five quarters released in 2007.
Description: The 2007 Utah State Quarter, representing the 45th state, honors the completion of the1869 transcontinental railroad at Promontory Summit with the theme "Crossroads of the West". Released on November 5, 2007, the reverse design features two locomotives facing a golden spike. It includes the inscriptions "Crossroads of the West," "Utah," and "1896".
Key Details of the Utah Quarter:
Design Concept: The "golden spike" ceremony that joined the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, symbolizing the connection of East and West.
Reverse Inscriptions: "Utah," "1896," and "Crossroads of the West".
Obverse: Features the standard George Washington portrait by John Flanagan.
Minting: Produced by the Philadelphia Mint ("P") and Denver Mint ("D"), along with San Francisco Mint proof sets.
Significance: Represents the state's industrial growth and, as the 45th state, was the last of five quarters released in 2007.