7k Metals US State Animals Series South Carolina-Loggehead Sea Turtle NGC MS70

South Carolina designated the loggerhead sea turtle as the official state reptile after persistent petitioning by a fifth-grade class back in 1988. Speaking of persistence, loggerheads make an extended migration between their feeding grounds and rookeries. South Carolina boasts some of the most pristine nesting areas for these turtles on the east cost of the U. Now they are home on the 7k State Animal Series coin, too.

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