A Pocketful of History

Jim Noles talked about his book A Pocketful of History: Four Hundred Years of America -- One State Quarter at a Time, published by De Capo P… read more

Jim Noles talked about his book A Pocketful of History: Four Hundred Years of America -- One State Quarter at a Time, published by De Capo Press. He talked about the U.S. Mint’s Fifty State Quarters Program. Starting in 1999, the U.S. Mint released a quarter representing each state in the order that the state was admitted into the U.S. He spoke on the symbolism of each state’s quarter and the process that went into the creation of the designs. close

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A Pocketful of History

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Program ID:
205959-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
First Aired:
Jun 21, 2008 | 12:46pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jan 02, 2009 | 5:26am EST | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Jun 21, 2008 | 12:46pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 21, 2008 | 7:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 17, 2008 | 2:04am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 01, 2009 | 5:26pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 02, 2009 | 5:26am EST | C-SPAN 2
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