The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 38, September 23, 2007, Article 22

WYOMING'S NONAGENERIAN NUMISMATIST

"The launch of the Wyoming quarter isn't just exciting for Leva
Carlson - it's a day her family members say the 93-year-old woman
has been living for.

"'She used to say, 'The Wyoming quarter is coming out in 2007;
I have to live that long,' ' said Jennie Tietema, Carlson's
granddaughter.

"Wyoming's quarter is the 44th in the 50-state quarter series
that began in 1999, and Carlson has faithfully collected each
coin of the series since the beginning.

"The Wyoming quarter is significant to Carlson, because she was
born in the Equality State in 1913. 'I was born and raised in
Wyoming, married here and going to be buried here,' she said.

"She has collected the series for her children and grandchildren
- from both the Philadelphia and Denver mints. Few Philadelphia
quarters (or P-quarters) make it to Wyoming, so Carlson and her
family had to find ways to obtain coins minted out east.

"It's a pastime Carlson loves, and that keeps her mind sharp,
her family said.

"'It gives her something to do,' said Charles Carlson, her
son in Missouri. 'Mother's definitely a big fan of these
state quarters.'"

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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