That quarter as you mentioned was issued to commemorate Alberta's 100th anniversary of becoming a Canadian Province. There was also one issued for Saskatchewan the same year. These have nothing to do with the  the Provincial  and Territorial coins (total 12, one issued each month) celebrating Canada's 125th Anniversary of Confederation which were issued in 1992, 7 years before the US Statehood program. The word up here is that the US liked the idea so much, they thought they would copy the idea and issue a coin for each of the 50 states.

2 hours ago, Greenstang said:

The word up here is that the US liked the idea so much, they thought they would copy the idea and issue a coin for each of the 50 states.

Now, who would imagine, much less accuse, the US government of stealing so blatantly and shamelessly? Lol 

I honestly never heard of the 1992 program or these commemoratives, but I don't go that far North much and don't normally collect Canadian coins except for what I pull in change down here in Texas.

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Now, who would imagine, much less accuse, the US government of stealing so blatantly and shamelessly? Lol 

Maybe it was just co-incidence.

Anyhow , FYI,  here is a photo of the twelve coins in one of several aftermarket holders.

Atb anyone?🤣🤣

OHHHH YEAAAA   They certainly stole the idea from the Canadians I too was never aware they did this but then I don't collect Canadian coins. 

So, I must be confused. Prior to confederation the quarter didn't exist.  The 1858 20C piece was close.  It was more convenient when converting into British pound/shillings I suspect.  After confederation (1867), it was several years before a quarter was produced (1870).  The states (i.e. USA) had been producing quarters for almost a 100 years by then.  It would seem to me that Canada borrowed the concept of a quarter in the first place.  If Canadian, please respond in French.  Je demand tu parle en francais, si-vous plait.  

Revenant you need to get out of the oil patch next time and into the Canadian Rockies.  It will cost you a bit more than a quarter to do so, but well worth it.  

First of all I don't speak French. I don't live live in Quebec so I don't have any need to speak French.

Not quite sure what your point is but the Dollar was established as the unit of money in 1857 and was given the same intrinsic value as the US Dollar, so by your theory, Canada  borrowed the concept of the Cent, 5 Cent, 10 Cent, 25 Cent, 50 Cent and 1 Dollar coins so I guess we borrowed the complete concept as did many other countries that use the dollar as their monetary unit of money.  

I collect Canadian quarters loosely.  I have a set in a Dansco I created.  Even picked up a few slabbed.  A few of them are outstanding!

On 8/25/2020 at 2:31 PM, Revenant said:

Now, who would imagine, much less accuse, the US government of stealing so blatantly and shamelessly? Lol 

I honestly never heard of the 1992 program or these commemoratives, but I don't go that far North much and don't normally collect Canadian coins except for what I pull in change down here in Texas.

I collect both canadian and us quarters. I think canada is WAY ahead on  creativity with their coins. Looking at the colorized quarters and some of the colorful bird and flower series amazes me.