The Michigan Quarter is the First of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters released by the U.S. Mint in the year 2004, and the 26th of the entire series.

According to the U.S. Mint’s official website, much of Michigan’s history is tied to the Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. These are five of the world’s largest lakes that, together, encompass more than 38,000 square miles and form the largest body of fresh water in the world.

Michigan is the only State that borders four of the five Great Lakes, more than any other state. Standing anywhere in the State, a person is within 85 miles of one of the Great Lakes. To assist in navigating, Michigan has 116 lighthouses and navigational lights.

The Florida Quarter is the Second of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters released by the U.S. Mint in the year 2004, and the 27th of the entire series.

According to the U.S. Mint’s official website, the design incorporates a 16th–century Spanish galleon, a space shuttle and the inscription “Gateway to Discovery.” A strip of land with Sabal palm trees is also depicted.

On Easter in 1513, while searching for the legendary Fountain of Youth, Ponce de Leon named the region “Pascua Florida,” meaning “Flowery Easter.” In 1539, Hernando de Soto and other explorers continued the exploration of the New World through the region.

The Texas Quarter is the Third of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters released by the U.S. Mint in the year 2004, and the 28th of the entire series.

According to the U.S. Mint’s official website, On December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state to be admitted into the Union. The quarter’s reverse design incorporates an outline of the State with a star superimposed on the outline and the inscription, “The Lone Star State.” The lariat encircling the design is symbolic of the cattle and cowboy history of Texas, as well as the frontier spirit that tamed the land.

The Iowa Quarter is the Fourth of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters released by the U.S. Mint in the year 2004, and the 29th of the entire series.

According to the U.S. Mint’s official website, Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted into the Union. The Iowa quarter design features a one–room schoolhouse with a teacher and students planting a tree, and the inscriptions “Foundation in Education” and “Grant Wood.” The design is based on “Arbor Day,” a painting by Grant Wood, who was born near Anamosa, Iowa. He spent his career as a proponent of small–town values, which he celebrated in the iconic images of small–town plain folk and verdant Midwestern vistas for which he is world–renowned.

The Wisconsin Quarter is the Last of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters released by the U.S. Mint in the year 2004, and the 30th of the entire series.

According to the U.S. Mint’s official website, Wisconsin became the 30th state to be admitted into the Union. The Wisconsin design depicts an agricultural theme featuring the head of a cow, a round of cheese and an ear of corn. The design also bears an inscription of the State motto, “Forward.”