CVC & Collectables presents the 1999-S Connecticut State Quarter Gem Proof (Silver), a 90% silver, San Francisco–struck proof from the first year of the 50 State Quarters Program. Deeply mirrored fields and frosted devices bring the famed Charter Oak design to life in premium collector quality.
Coin Highlights
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Maker: United States Mint – San Francisco
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Date: 1999 (inaugural year of the 50 State Quarters series)
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Catalog: Silver proof Connecticut Statehood quarter; mintage 804,565 (from 1999-S Silver Proof Sets)
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Metal: 90% silver, 10% copper; 0.17875 troy oz actual silver weight
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Grade: Gem Proof (deep cameo eye appeal; exact numeric grade as described in listing)
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Weight / Diameter / Edge: Approx. 6.30 g; 24.3 mm; reeded edge
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Obverse: George Washington portrait by John Flanagan, updated by William Cousins; legends UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, QUARTER DOLLAR with bold “S” mint mark.
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Reverse: The Charter Oak filling the field with CONNECTICUT, 1788, THE CHARTER OAK, 1999, E PLURIBUS UNUM; reverse adapted and engraved by T. James Ferrell.
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Type: 50 State Quarters – Connecticut silver proof, issued only in 1999-S Silver Proof Sets for collectors.
Historical Significance
Released on October 12, 1999, Connecticut’s quarter was the fifth and final State quarter of the program’s debut year, closing out both the first year of the series and the final year of the 20th century.
The reverse honors the legendary Charter Oak in Hartford, where patriots hid Connecticut’s 1662 royal charter in 1687 to keep it from agents of the Crown, preserving the colony’s rights and self-government. The actual tree fell in a storm in 1856, so this design serves as a numismatic memorial to a lost living landmark that still defines Connecticut’s identity.
Collectibility
All 1999-S silver Statehood quarters share a relatively low mintage of just 804,565 pieces, each distributed only in special 9-coin Silver Proof Sets—far scarcer than the 3.7+ million clad proofs of the same year.
