The US Mint is releasing new quarters with designs provided by each of the 50 states. Five quarters are being released each year from 1999 to 2008, in the order that the states joined the union. Nineteen coins have been released so far.

Here's an article from Slate complaining that many of the designs are ugly. It includes a slideshow of some of the designs. CoinWorld.com has a website dedicated to news on the StateQuarters. Wisconsin's quarter will be released in 2004. Follow the links at the bottom of this page to see the nine finalists for the Wisconsin coin. Minnesota's quarter will be released in 2005, but no official discussions have begun on the Minnesota design.