The Maryland Quarter
The Maryland quarter, the second in the year 2000 series, highlights the striking dome of the Maryland Statehouse. Maryland Statehouse Through its new quarter, our seventh state shares its pride for the honored Maryland Statehouse. A distinctive building dating back to 1772, it features the country's largest wooden dome built without nails.  Besides housing Maryland's colonial legislature, it was also crucial to our national history. From 1783 to 1784, the Maryland Statehouse served as the nation's first peacetime capital. The Treaty of Paris was ratified here, officially ending the Revolutionary War. A treasure preserved, the statehouse continues as the country's oldest state capital building still in legislative use. Leaf clusters from the official state tree, the White Oak, and the nickname "The Old Line State" complete the selected design.  Maryland is nicknamed "The Old Line State" in honor of its "troops of the line."  These troops won praise from George Washington, who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Choosing the Design Governor Parris N. Glendening favored this design over five others recommended by the Maryland Commemorative Coin Committee. He established this commission specifically to evaluate quarter design submissions. The 50 State Quarter ProgramSigned into law in 1997, the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act has become the most successful numismatic program in American history, with roughly half of the U.S. population collecting the coins, either in a casual manner or as a serious pursuit. The program produces five different reverse designs each year for ten years—each representing a different state—the order of which is determined by the order states were admitted to the Union. Design concepts are submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury by state governors for final approval. The obverse of each quarter is a slight redesign of the quarter's previous design. The cost to manufacture a quarter is about 5 cents, providing a profit of approximately 20 cents per coin. So far, the federal government has made a profit of $4.6 billion from collectors taking the coins out of circulation. In 2009, the U.S. Mint launched a separate program issuing quarters commemorating the District of Columbia and various U.S. territories.
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	PROFILE
	Release Date:	June 2, 2003
	Design:	Maryland Statehouse
	Captions:	"The Old Line State"
	Designer:	William J. Krawczewicz
	Engraver:	Thomas D. Rogers
	Mintage:	Denver Mint   - 556,532,000 Philadelphia Mint   - 678,200,000 Total   -1,234,732,000
	SPECIFICATIONS
	Denomination:	Quarter Dollar
	Composition:	Copper Nickel alloy 91.67% Cu 8.33% Ni
	Weight:	2.000 oz (5.670 g)
	Diameter:	0.955 in (24.26 mm)
	Thickness:	0.07 in (1.75 mm)
	Edge:	Reeded
	No. of Reeds:	119
	Data Source: The U.S. Mint.