Yosemite National Park Quarter Rolls and Bags

July 20, 2010 · Filed Under Bags and Rolls, Featured · 1 Comment 

Coin collectors and the public alike may purchase rolls and bags of the Yosemite National Park Quarter for California beginning on Monday, July 26, 2010, according to a just published United States Mint media statement.

2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter Rolls and Bags

2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter Rolls and Bags

 

The U.S. Mint will offer the new products at 12:00 noon ET. Also on Monday, but earlier in the day, the Yosemite quarters start rolling into everyday circulation via Federal Reserve and local banks throughout the nation.

The coins are the third of five to be released this year, and are the debuting issues from the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program. The new series features quarter-dollars with reverse designs honoring national parks and other national sites for the 50 states, 5 U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Read more

Wyoming’s 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter Released

June 3, 2010 · Filed Under Featured, Quarter Releases · Comment 

In front of a crowd of hundreds, the United States Mint and the National Park Service officially launched the Yellowstone National Park Quarter today, June 3, 2010, during a ceremony held within the boundaries of the park itself.

Visitors watch Old Faithful start to erupt after the Yellowstone National Park Quarter ceremony ended.

Visitors watch Old Faithful start to erupt after the Yellowstone National Park Quarter ceremony ended.

 

Originally planned for outside of the Old Faithful Inn, the function was move indoors to the Old Faithful Lodge Recreation Hall due to the inclement weather in the region — rain and drizzle were common and were joined by temperatures only in the 45-degree range. Read more

2010 Yellowstone Quarter Bags and Rolls

June 1, 2010 · Filed Under Bags and Rolls, Featured · 1 Comment 

The United States Mint kicked off the middle month of 2010 with another new offering. It began selling freshly struck 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarters on Tuesday, June 1, 2010 at noon Eastern Time.

Yellowstone National Park Quarter, Two-Roll Set and 100-Coin Bags

Yellowstone National Park Quarter, Two-Roll Set and 100-Coin Bags

 

The Yellowstone quarter is the second 25-cent piece released this year and also just the second issue from the America the Beautiful Quarters™ series — the new U.S. program that will feature 56 differently designed quarters issued at a rate of five per year. Read more

Yellowstone National Park Quarter Rolls and Bags

May 16, 2010 · Filed Under Bags and Rolls, Featured · Comment 

The Yellowstone National Park Quarter will be available in rolls and bags beginning on Tuesday, June 1, 2010, according to the new product schedule shown on the United States Mint Web site.

2010 Yellowstone National Park-Quarter Rolls and Bags

2010 Yellowstone National Park-Quarter Rolls and Bags

 

These strikes are also expected to be released through the Federal Reserve banking system and into circulation by local banks on the same day.

The coins mark the second issue of the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program which debuted earlier this year with the Hot Springs National Park Quarter honoring the national park of the same name located in Arkansas. Read more

Hot Springs Park Quarter Release

April 23, 2010 · Filed Under Featured, Quarter Releases · Comment 

The United States Mint formally released the Hot Springs National Park Quarter on Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at a ceremony held on the grounds of the park itself in the state of Arkansas.

2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter

With a crowd estimated at above 1000 individuals, U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy presided over the ceremony which also included National Park Service Midwest Regional Director Ernie Quintana and Hot Springs National Park Superintendent Josie Fernandez.

All were gathered in front of the building which actually appears on the park coin.

Designed by Don Everhart and sculpted by Joseph Menna, the reverse (tails side) of each quarter shows the Hot Springs National Parks headquarters building, complete with a thermal spring fountain in front of it. Read more

Hot Springs Quarter Bags and Rolls

April 22, 2010 · Filed Under Bags and Rolls, Featured · Comment 

For those wanting to purchase the first ever park quarter issue, the wait is now over. The United States Mint started selling the new 2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter on Monday, April 19, 2010.

Hot Springs Quarter Bags and Rolls

Hot Springs Quarter Bags and Rolls

 

The Hot Springs quarter is not only the first for the year, but also the first in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. Their release begins the new 11-year series which will see a total of at least fifty-six new quarter dollars issued at a rate of five per year. The program is set to run until 2021 unless it is extended at the discretion of the Treasury Secretary. Read more

2010 National Park Quarters Release Dates

April 18, 2010 · Filed Under Featured, Quarter Releases · Comment 

Park Quarter Obverse

The final five designs for the four 2010 National Park Quarters and the 2010 National Forest Quarter were recently revealed and now the release dates for them are known as well.

The coins are the first of five in a schedule of 56 for issue in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, which honors National Parks and National Sites between 2010 to 2021. As such, collectors are generally more interested in when they are released as compared to years ahead when the series is older and well known.

The quarter-dollars will be issued on the following dates: Read more

Hot Springs National Park Quarter Release Ceremony

April 12, 2010 · Filed Under Featured, Quarter Releases · 3 Comments 

2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter

The United States Mint today said the Hot Springs National Park Quarter will get an official launch ceremony on Tuesday, April 20, at 10 a.m. Central Time.

The quarter is the first of five for 2010, and the inaugural coin in the U.S. Mint America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program — a series that over 11 years will celebrate 48 National Parks, two U.S. Fish and Wildlife sites, and six U.S. Forest Service sites.

The Arkansas Hot Springs National Park quarter features a reverse design, by Don Everhart, depicting the park’s headquarters building in the background and its historic fountain in the foreground. The National Park Service (NPS) emblem is featured to the right of the headquarter’s door. The design was sculpted by Joseph Menna. Read more

2010 National Park Quarters Designs

April 7, 2010 · Filed Under Coin Designs, Featured, Park Quarters Legislation · 1 Comment 

The U.S. Mint has formally revealed the final designs for this year’s four 2010 National Park Quarters and the first National Forest Quarter.

2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Designs

In a start to the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, which honors 56 different sites on the reverse of the quarter-dollars between 2010-2021, the five new designs were unveiled at a short ceremony at the Newseum Museum in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2010. Read more

Hot Springs National Park Quarter Rolls Launch April 19, 2010

March 14, 2010 · Filed Under Bags and Rolls, Featured, Quarter Releases · 4 Comments 

Hot Springs National Park Quarter Rolls

Hot Springs National Park Quarter rolls and and bags will be released on April 19, 2010, the United States Mint said on Monday.

Although not officially announced, the new coins will also likely be released into circulation on the same day.

Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas is the first to be celebrated in a new 11-year quarter-dollar series, named the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The program honors National Parks and other National Sites in the US and its Territories at a rate of five per year. Read more

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