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The
Virginia Quarter is the tenth of the 50 States Commemorative Quarters
released by the U.S. Mint. Above is the rear of the coin. According to
the U.S. Mint's official website, The Virginia quarter honors our nation's
oldest colony, Jamestown, VA. Jamestown turns 400 years old in 2007. The
selected design features the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed, and
Discovery. These ships brought the first English settlers to Jamestown.
On April 10, 1606, King James I of England chartered the Virginia Company
to encourage colonization in the New World. The first expedition, consisting
of the three ships depicted on the quarter, embarked from London on December
20, 1606. On May 12, 1607, they landed on a small island along the James
River nearly 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. It was here
the original settlers (104 men and boys) established the first permanent
English settlement called Jamestown, in honor of King James I.