2008 US Mint 50 State Quarters Silver Proof V81

This series enters its final year honoring the states in the order in which they were admitted into the Union. The 2008 United States Mint 50 State Quarters Proof SetTM features five new quarter designs: Oklahoma’s “Scissortail Flycatcher,” New Mexico’s “Land of Enchantment,” Arizona’s “Grand Canyon State,” Alaska’s “The Great Land,” and Hawaii’s “King Kamehameha I.” Struck in 90% silver, this genuine United States Mint Proof Set not only celebrates the natural beauty and history of the United States, it also makes an impressive gift for friends and family. United States Mint proof coins are extraordinarily brilliant, with sharp relief and a mirror-like background. Their frosted, sculpted foregrounds give them a special cameo effect. Proof blanks are specially treated, polished and cleaned to ensure high quality strikes. The blanks are then fed into presses fitted with specially polished dies and struck at least twice to ensure sharp, high relief. The coins are then packaged in presentation cases to showcase and maintain their exceptional finish.