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Nevada State Quarter Minted in Denver

The first Nevada quarters were struck Thursday at the U.S. Mint in Denver. Kate Krolicki, the daughter or State Treasurer Brian Krolicki, did the honors. The seven-year-old was part of the youngster-led effort that pushed the wild horse design that ended up on the new quarter.

State Treasurer Krolicki said, "More than half of the wild herd in the United States is in our state. So it is Nevada. And it's a beautiful coin and the people voted."

Members of Nevada's Quarter Committee were also on hand for the ceremonies. Once the festivities were finished the machines at the U.S. Mint kicked into high gear. They are capable of stamping 750 Nevada quarters a minute. That's 300,000 a day. About 500-million Nevada quarters will be created. They will go into circulation at the end of the month.

Nevada was the 36th state to join the union. Each state gets such an honor, and each unique quarter gets minted in the order in which states joined the union. Jan. 5th was Nevada's turn, and soon millions of Nevada quarters will be in circulation.

The Eyewitness News I-Team's George Knapp and Chief Photojournalist Matt Adams where in Denver Mint Thursday to watch the first quarters come off the press.