You may have a few state quarters lost in your couch or collecting dust in your piggy bank. Some may even be worth more than 25 cents.

The 11-year program, "the 50 State Quarter program," ran from 1999 to 2008, during which each state was given a specific quarter design. Most U.S. state quarters retain their original value of $0.25.

Starting in 1999, the U.S. Mint began a years-long program where they released aspecially designed quarter for all 50 states. It is widely lauded as the mostsuccessful coin program in the Mint's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PHILADELPHIA — Some rare U.S. state quarters are no longer worth just 25 cents. Collectors say a few special coins from the 50 ...

When the U.S. Mint launched its 50 State Quarters Program in 1999, the point of the 10-year initiative was to honor each of the 50 states and share a little bit of history via free classroom lesson ...