CVC & Collectables presents the 2006-P Nebraska State Quarter, a Philadelphia business strike from the 50 State Quarters program featuring Chimney Rock, an ox-drawn covered wagon of pioneers, and the blazing prairie sun.
Coin Highlights
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Maker: United States Mint – Philadelphia (“P” mintmark)
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Date: 2006
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Program: 50 State Quarters – Nebraska, 37th coin overall and 2nd release of 2006
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Catalog: KM# 383 (Nebraska State Quarter)
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Metal: Copper–nickel clad copper (91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel)
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Weight: 5.67 g
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Diameter / Edge: 24.26 mm; 1.75 mm thick; reeded edge
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Mintage (P business strike): 318,000,000 coins (plus a smaller satin-finish mintage in Mint Sets)
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Obverse: George Washington by John Flanagan (modified hub by William Cousins), with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and QUARTER DOLLAR.
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Reverse: Chimney Rock rising from the North Platte River valley, ox-drawn covered wagon and pioneers heading west, radiant sun and clouds; legends NEBRASKA, 1867, CHIMNEY ROCK, 2006, and E PLURIBUS UNUM.
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Designers: Obverse – John Flanagan / William Cousins; Reverse – Charles L. Vickers.
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Grade: As described in the listing title; please see photos for the exact coin offered.
Historical Significance
Admitted on March 1, 1867, Nebraska became the 37th state, and its quarter—released April 3, 2006—celebrates the great westward migration across the Plains. Chimney Rock, a 445-foot spire rising from the North Platte River valley, served as a critical landmark along the Oregon, California, and Mormon Trails, reassuring emigrant wagon trains that they were on the right path to new opportunities in the West.
The covered wagon and radiant sun underscore the “pioneer spirit” that defined 19th-century Nebraska, while the 1867 date links the design to statehood and the Cornhusker State’s emergence from frontier territory to part of the Union.
Collectibility
With a hefty 318 million P-mint circulation mintage, the 2006-P Nebraska State Quarter is widely available yet essential for a complete 50 State Quarters run. Collectors favor lustrous Uncirculated examples that show crisp detail in the oxen, wagon, and layers of Chimney Rock, as the open fields can reveal bag marks.
The issue has also gained attention for dramatic die cracks and chips—especially those radiating from the sun sometimes nicknamed “solar flare” varieties—as well as missing clad layers and other striking anomalies, which can command solid premiums when certified.
