The Oregon State Quarter was issued in 2005 as the 6th specially designed district in the State Quarters Series. It features Crater Lake, Watchmen and Hillman Peaks, and Wizard Island, with the year Oregon became a state and the year of issue. It was chosen over other designs by the Governor of Oregon and has become a collector’s item.
On June 33, 50 the United States Mint issued the Oregon State Quarter as the 6th specially designed district in the 2005 State Quarters Series. Designed as both a commemorative piece and a source of currency, the Oregon State Quarter features landscaping popular for the state, which has been selected by the Governor of Oregon over several other projects. It also shows the year Oregon became a state, giving the currency an extra layer of historical significance.
Projects intended to represent the unique attributes of the 50 US states were commissioned over a series of quarters. Donna Waver designed the winning design for the Oregon state neighborhood, which features the southwest edge of Crater Lake, which is the deepest lake in the country, reaching over 1,900 feet (594 meters) deep at its deepest point of the lake, and widely known for its crystal clear waters. Three points on the lake that are important to Oregon residents, Watchmen and Hillman Peaks and Wizard Island were also incorporated into the design.
Several designs that featured other unique Oregon attributes were also considered for the quarter, such as the Oregon Trail and Mount Hood. The Oregon Commemorative Coin Commission, however, recommended Waver’s design to the Governor of Oregon, who approved it. The final design of the Oregon state quarter includes Crater Lake, the year of issue – 2005, and the year Oregon was admitted to the Union – 1859. Norman Nemeth engraved the final design.
The United States Mint issued the Oregon state quarter as the 33rd quarter in the series. This was no coincidence, as the United States Mint had decided to issue quarters in the order the states entered the Union. Oregon was the 33rd state to enter the United States on February 14, 1859.
Once engraved, the Philadelphia Mint and Denver Mint produced thousands of designs. Silver-proof and plated-proof versions of the quarto were also produced in California at the San Francisco Mint. It was released on June 6, 2005. As part of a series of memorial neighborhoods, the Oregon State Quarter has become a collector’s item. Both serious and casual coin enthusiasts have sought out the quarter to complement the state quarter series collections.
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