California Quarter

The U.S. Mint's bicentennial commemorative quarter for California features John Muir (early advocate for wilderness conservation); the endangered California condor; Half Dome (a granite formation in Yosemite National Park); a giant sequoia (the state tree); and the captions "Yosemite Valley" and "John Muir." All State Quarters

California became the 31st state in 1850. Dates of Statehood