The 2003 Illinois Official First Day Coin Cover is the 21st in the series. This limited edition cover-only 75,000 will be produced-features two Illinois Quarter Dollars from the first day of mintage, December 9, 2002. Each cover includes quarters from both the Philadelphia and Denver mint facilities on a handsome display card with the 37-cent United States Flag postage stamp. The postmark of January 2, 2003, Lincoln, IL, marks the day the Illinois Quarter Dollars were first released to the Federal Reserve Bank and to the public.
