CVC & Collectables presents the 1999-P Connecticut State Quarter, the Philadelphia issue of the fifth coin in the U.S. Mint’s 50 State Quarters Program. Featuring the famous Charter Oak, this first-year state quarter honors Connecticut’s colonial fight to preserve its self-governing charter.
Token/Medal Highlights
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Maker: United States Mint – Philadelphia
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Date: 1999
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Catalog: KM# 297 (Statehood quarter, Connecticut type)
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Metal: Copper-nickel clad copper (75% copper, 25% nickel over a pure copper core)
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Grade: As described in listing (collector grade; see product details)
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Diameter / Edge: 24.3 mm; reeded edge
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Obverse: George Washington portrait by John Flanagan, modified by William Cousins; legends UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, QUARTER DOLLAR, with “P” mint mark.
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Reverse: The spreading Charter Oak with inscriptions CONNECTICUT, 1788, THE CHARTER OAK, 1999, E PLURIBUS UNUM; design concept by Andy Jones, sculpted by T. James Ferrell.
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Type: 50 State Quarters circulating commemorative – Connecticut (fifth and final state design of 1999)
Historical Note
Struck for circulation beginning in late 1999, the Connecticut quarter marks the end of the program’s landmark first year. Its reverse shows the legendary Charter Oak, the white oak where Connecticut patriots are said to have hidden their 1662 royal charter in 1687 to keep it out of British hands—a symbol of the colony’s determination to preserve local self-rule.
The Charter Oak had long been significant to Indigenous communities before colonists arrived and remained a state icon until it fell in a storm in 1856, making this one of the few Statehood quarters to depict a historic landmark that no longer survives.
Collectibility
With a mintage of 688,744,000 pieces, the 1999-P Connecticut quarter was widely saved by the public at the height of the Statehood quarter craze, providing an ample supply of attractive collector examples. First-year State quarters like this are popular choices for starter sets, educational collections, and date-and-mint runs of the entire 50-coin series.
Collectors often look for strong strikes that show clean, separated branches in the Charter Oak, minimal contact marks in the open fields, and a sharp “P” mint mark. High-grade certified pieces can bring strong premiums, while raw collector-grade examples remain affordable and ideal for filling album holes or upgrading circulated sets.
