United States Quarter Dollar New York Gateway To Freedom 2001 Coin America USA

In Very Good condition.

The coin was part of a collection I had and has spent the last 19 years out of circulation.

Type: New York State Quarter

Year: 2001

Mint Mark: D

Silver Content: 0%

Additional Info: The US Mint released the New York state quarter in January of 2001, and was minted at the Denver, Philadelphia, and San Francisco mints. It was designed by Alfred Maletsky and has the words Gateway to Freedom on the reverse as well as the Statue of Liberty. All the state quarters have the words E Pluribus Unum on the reverse bottom middle.

The 2001 New York state quarter is a circulating commemorative coin that, by an awful twist of fate, became one of the most widely publicized, most popular issues in the 50 States Quarters series. The New York quarter was released on January 2, 2001 and became the first 50 States Quarters issue for that year. The coin, authorized under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act of 1997, includes a reverse depiction of the Statue of Liberty and a geographical outline of New York State.

When the New York quarter hit circulation in early 2001, it was well received by coin collectors and the general public. However, it was not necessarily a particularly special coin beyond the fact that it was the 11th issue of the 50 States Quarters series.

This all changed on September 11, 2001, when the New York quarter took on larger symbolic significance after the 9/11 attacks. By a stroke of unfortunate coincidence, the New York quarter was produced in 2001.