In 1999 America started a 10-year celebration of the states that make up our great nation. The 50 State Quarters Program commemorated each state in the order that it joined the Union. Five new quarter dollar coins were issued every year from 1999 through 2008. Each has a unique reverse design symbolic of its state s history, traditions, culture, or natural environment. In late 2007, Congress approved another coinage series for the quarter dollar, to start in 2009. The new program gave us quarters for the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories. With this attractive commemorative book and coin album you'll learn all about these coins, and more. And you can build your own personalized collection of State quarters! Your Search & Save Book is perfect for display and for long-term storage. Includes a Classic Whitman blue album-style page with plastic sliding inserts so the front and back of the coins are visible.