National Park Quarters Overview
Quarter-dollar legislation to create five commemorative quarters based on national parks and sites in each state, D.C. and U.S. Territory was introduced in both the House and Senate in June of 2008.
The legislation is popular. It quickly passed in the House on July 9, 2008 and passed the Senate on December 10, 2008. President Bush signed the bill into law on December, 23, 2008. With that, five differently designed quarters will be released yearly beginning in 2010.
Check the menus at top and to the sides for the latest information. Here is a short summary of the National Park Quarter bill:
America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 - Requires quarter dollars, issued beginning in 2010, to have designs on the reverse emblematic of one national site in each state, the District of Columbia and territory of the United States.
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to select in each state a national park or other national site to be honored with a coin. Requires five coin designs in each year of the period of issuance.
Instructs the Secretary to strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are exact duplicates of such quarter dollars.
Authorizes the Director of the National Park Service to purchase for resale or distribution numismatic items issued under this Act.
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