Five different quarters were issued in the year 2000.
They were part of the series known as the 50 States quarters, each of which honored a different US state. The coins had been launched with the express intention of stimulating interest in coin collecting in a new generation.
The clad coins had a composition of .750 copper and .250 nickel, while the silver coins had a composition of .900 silver and .100 copper. Overall, the United States Mint issued 153,296,970 clad composition and 61,087,495 silver composition Proof State Quarters.