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Uncirculated BU 2008 P & D New Mexico State Quarter
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BU 2008 NEW MEXICO STATE QUARTERS
CHEAP SHIPPING HANDLING
The New Mexico State Quarter is the 47th state to join the union in 1912 and the 47th State Quarter offered in the 50 State Quarters Collection from the U.S. Mint. This auction is for 2 - BU 2008 New Mexico State Quarters, (1-P 1-D). These coins are from a US Mint uncalculated bag and never been touched by human hands.
*STOCK PHOTO* (Coins are Loose, Not in a Case!)
I CAN SHIP ONLY TO THE U.S.
INSURANCE IS OFFERED BUT NOT REQUIRED
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
COST OF INSURANCE IS $1.65 PER AUCTION
I USUALLY SHIP THE NEXT DAY AFTER PAYMENT IS RECEIVED AND CLEARED. New Mexico State Quarter Design
As far as how the Zia Sun Symbol appears on the New Mexico State Quarter, it is quite striking! The "arms" of the symbol are deeply incused into the map, making the symbol stand out almost in 3D. One of the New Mexico State Nicknames, Land of Enchantment, appears to the lower left of the Sun Symbol on the coin. The shape of the map of New Mexico was influenced by an interesting historical event. When Union Pacific was laying the track for the Transcontinental Railroad, land surveyors and engineers found that they would have a much easier time of laying the track if they could go south of the Gila River, so they negotiated a purchase of land south of the then-current border. The acquisition from Mexico, which included mostly desert "wasteland," was called the Gadsden Purchase, and it included the land that now forms the "boot-heel" of New Mexico and portions of southern Arizona.
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