CVC & Collectables presents the 2000-S Massachusetts State Quarter Gem Proof in 90% silver, a San Francisco–struck silver proof showcasing the Minuteman statue over an outline of the Commonwealth with the proud nickname “The Bay State.”
Coin Highlights
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Country: United States
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Denomination: 25 Cents (Washington Quarter)
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Year: 2000
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Mint & Mintmark: San Francisco (S) – silver proof only
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Series: 50 State Quarters – Massachusetts (6th overall issue; 1st design of 2000; released January 3, 2000)
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Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
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Weight: 6.25 g
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Actual Silver Weight (ASW): ~0.1808 troy oz
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Diameter: 24.3 mm; Edge: Reeded
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Mintage (2000-S silver proof): 965,421 – issued only in 2000 Silver Proof Sets and silver State Quarter sets
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Obverse: George Washington by John Flanagan, modified by William Cousins; State Quarter legends UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, QUARTER DOLLAR
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Reverse Designer: Thomas D. Rogers Sr.
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Reverse Design: Minuteman statue at Minute Man National Historical Park over outline of Massachusetts with inscription “THE BAY STATE,” plus MASSACHUSETTS, 1788, 2000, and E PLURIBUS UNUM
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Strike: Gem Proof – deep mirrored fields with frosted devices, taken from U.S. Mint silver proof sets
Historical Significance
Released on January 3, 2000, the Massachusetts State Quarter was the first quarter of the new millennium and the sixth issue in the 50 State Quarters Program.
The reverse honors the citizen-soldiers of the American Revolution via the Minuteman statue at Concord’s North Bridge—symbol of those ready to fight at “a minute’s notice” and of the “shot heard ’round the world.” Set against the outline of Massachusetts and the inscription “THE BAY STATE,” the design links the Commonwealth’s Revolutionary legacy to its enduring coastal New England identity and early statehood in 1788.
Collectibility
The 2000-S Massachusetts Gem Proof (Silver) combines low silver-proof mintage (965,421 coins), a popular Minuteman design, and 0.1808 troy ounce of 90% silver.
Significantly scarcer than the 628+ million P-mint and 535+ million D-mint business strikes, this silver proof serves as the premium version for Massachusetts in both full State Quarter runs and modern silver type sets. Collectors often build a four-coin Massachusetts lineup—2000-P, 2000-D, 2000-S clad Gem Proof, and this 2000-S silver Gem Proof—using deep-cameo, problem-free examples as album centerpieces or grading candidates.
