First the USA Historical Perspective
 
The following states are the first 13 states to ratify the United State of America constitutional government:
 
Delaware was the first to ratify the constituion government in December 1787 along with PA and New Jersey. Georgia and Connecticut followed in January 1788. Six more states followed later in 1788: Mass, MD, Virginia, New York, New Hampshire, S Carolina. In 1789 N Carolina signed and in 1790 Rhode Island signed.
 
This 2000 D Massachusetts State Quarter is from the State Quarter series and was release in March 2000.
 
Minted in Denver in 2000, this nickel clad copper coin is a rare coin's with unique strike throughs, multiple doubled die errors, die chips and cud errors - especially a strike through the Cape Cod pennisula.   Its a valuable addition to any coin collection, especially for those interested in US strike through error coins with both Doubled Die Obverse and Reverse errors that collectors avidly seek.