# Your favorite state quarter! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642 "2009-11-06T21:34:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/1 "2009-11-06T21:34:59Z")
[Obligatory Link](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_State_Quarters_designs) To Designs, for the numismatists out there. I have very personal reasons for the Idaho Peregrine Falcon one. Here’s hoping I can do 50 poll choices, if not we’ll do it the old-fashioned way. Poll is public. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/2 "2009-11-06T21:41:04Z")
My favorites are Arizona and Kentucky. Nice layout that captures multiple iconic representations of the state. The worst, by far, is Michigan. Some other are boring, but this one’s boring AND dumb. The Great Lakes, including the one that doesn’t even border the state? They really couldn’t think of better than that? ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/3 "2009-11-06T21:41:07Z")
There are too many state maps, and too many cluttered designs. My preference is for that of Connecticut: one item in the design, which neatly fills the side of the coin. (But Idaho is nice, too, though it would have been better if they’d dropped the map and just had the peregrine falcoln.) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/4 "2009-11-06T21:44:11Z")
Texas. Nice and simple. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/5 "2009-11-06T22:49:27Z")
I don’t think I have a particular favorite. My second-least favorite is Connecticut, with their lame-ass tree. Worst design is Montana’s dead cow skull. ---
**Author:** ![palindromemordnilap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/db5fbb/32.png) [@palindromemordnilap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/palindromemordnilap)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/6 "2009-11-06T22:57:51Z")
I just voted for Connecticut. I like that tree. Runners up; Utah, Colorado, Missouri. On the list for least favorite: Wisconsin, Ohio, Texas. I feel bad for New Hampshire - their landmark broke after the quarter came out. ---
**Author:** ![Dickerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8baadc/32.png) [@Dickerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dickerman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/7 "2009-11-06T23:54:05Z")
My favorites: Maine California Washington Alaska ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/8 "2009-11-06T23:56:48Z")
Whichever one has a tree on it, I think Connecticut. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/9 "2009-11-07T00:02:10Z")
Mississippi. I like the magnolia blossoms. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/10 "2009-11-07T00:10:05Z")
Favorite: Massachusetts. I like the Minuteman Least: Maryland. The bottom of the dome should be round. Strangest: Nevada’s quarter not having a gambling reference. It seems so obvious, especially on a piece of currency. Like having a Neil Armstrong interview “No questions about the moon, please” ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/11 "2009-11-07T00:48:10Z")
My favorite would have been Washington’s, if they had gone with the cool Native American Orca design that won the public voting. Instead, they went with the cluttered mess you see before you… ---
**Author:** ![kenner116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@kenner116](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenner116)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/12 "2009-11-07T00:57:27Z")
New Hampshire. It’s a giant rock-face! And he wants me to live free or meet an untimely death! Much better than plants or birds with their forgettable mottoes. ETA: The [Native American orca design](http://seattle.metblogs.com/archives/images/2006/01/washquarters_01212006.jpg) for WA would have been awesome! ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/13 "2009-11-07T01:37:49Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > My favorites are Arizona and Kentucky. Nice layout that captures multiple iconic representations of the state. > > The worst, by far, is Michigan. Some other are boring, but this one’s boring AND dumb. The Great Lakes, including the one that doesn’t even border the state? They really couldn’t think of better than that? The sad thing is, they let us vote. Five designs to choose from. But they were all basically the same, with the lakes. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/14 "2009-11-07T01:52:11Z")
I picked Delaware,because I like the historical bit. When I first heard about the state quarter program,I thought for sure I knew what ours (Michigans) was gonna be. What the hell else could it be?I figured it was a no-brainer.It really sucks. Any guesses as to what I thought it would show? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/15 "2009-11-07T02:16:51Z")
Gotta go with my home state, California. What’s not to like about John Muir, Half Dome, and a large bird that eats dead things? ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/16 "2009-11-07T02:36:35Z")
I picked [Florida](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2004_FL_Proof.png) because it reminds me of the [Civilization II Gold Edition](http://juegosabiertos.com/abandonware/imagenes/portadas/civilization2_multiplayer_gold_edition.jpg) box. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/17 "2009-11-07T02:44:54Z")
I’ll say New Mexico - I just happen to like the sun symbol (and NM gets little enough respect as it is). California’s is okay, but just a bit too politically correct. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/18 "2009-11-07T03:30:21Z")
> [@MadTheSwine](#): > > I picked Delaware,because I like the historical bit. When I first heard about the state quarter program,I thought for sure I knew what ours (Michigans) was gonna be. What the hell else could it be?I figured it was a no-brainer.It really sucks. > > Any guesses as to what I thought it would show? Kirkland’s Warbler? ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/19 "2009-11-07T03:44:09Z")
If anyone votes for Louisiana, I’ll probably shoot myself. ---
**Author:** ![VarlosZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642/20 "2009-11-07T03:59:17Z")
Rhode Island – that’s a nifty looking boat! I also like Kentucky (that’s a nifty looking horse!) and Alaska (cool bear!). Tennessee has got to be the worst. It’s just gaudy. Honorable mention goes to every design which is primarily just a drawing of the state’s boundaries. “Yep, that’s New York alright. Good job.” [Parody designs](http://www.dc-coin.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=3). [State quarter ratings](http://www.bookofratings.com/archive.html) (I recommend Ctrl+F to find the appropriate 7 links). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-state-quarter/516642.md?page=2)