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The Tennessee quarter, the first quarter of
2002 and sixteenth in the series, celebrates the state's contributions to our
nation's musical heritage. The design incorporates musical instruments and a
score with the inscription "Musical Heritage." Three stars represent
Tennessee's three regions and the instruments symbolize each region's distinct
musical style.
The fiddle represents the Appalachian music of
east Tennessee, the trumpet stands for the blues of west Tennessee for which
Memphis is famous, and the guitar is for central Tennessee, home to Nashville,
the capital of country music.
On March 27, 2000, Governor Don Sundquist
announced a statewide contest for students, artists, and citizens to submit
design concepts by June 1, 2000. The state received nearly 1,000 submissions. A
seven-person Tennessee Coin Commission that the Governor created sent its three
favorite concepts to the Mint on June 28, 2000. These included Musical Heritage,
Ratification of the 19th Amendment and Sequoyah, the creator of the Cherokee
writing system. On June 26, 2001, the Mint provided Governor Sundquist with five
approved renditions of the concepts, from which he chose "Musical
Heritage."
Content courtesy of the United
States Mint
In 2003, Crito Philippatos
discovered a cracked die 2002-S Tennessee Quarter in a clad, five-coin 50 States
Quarter Proof Set. The crack runs from the rim, through the left side of
the D of DOLLAR, and into the bust of Washington. PCGS
Nos: 14004, 14005, 913027, 913028 Mintage:
2001-P
2001-D
Notes:
The finest Tennessee 2001-P Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 8
MS-69's. The finest
Tennessee 2001-D Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 49 MS-68's. The
finest Tennessee 2001-S Proof Deep Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 6
PRDC-70's. The finest
Tennessee 2001-S Proof Deep Cameo "Silver" examples graded by PCGS are
5 PRDC-70's. Sources
and/or recommended reading:
"Spiked Head list grows" by Ken Potter, NUMISMATIC NEWS, September 2,
2003, pages 1 and 24 United
State Mint website at www.usmint.gov
"The PCGS Population
Report, July 2003" by The Professional Coin Grading Service
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