The final numismatic set from the United States Mint featuring Chickasaw quarters has finally hit the market. On Tuesday, December 20, 2011, the U.S. Mint launched the Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarters Three Coin Set for $14.95.
Chickasaw Quarters Three Coin Set
Being the tenth issue in the America the Beautiful Quarters® series and the fifth for 2011, the three coin set was preceded by national park quarters in 2010 for Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Mount Hood and in 2011 by Gettysburg, Glacier, Olympic, and Vicksburg. The Chickasaw quarter entered circulation on November 14, 2011 and started being sold by the United States Mint in bags and rolls the same day.
Finding two quality uncirculated strikes is less expensive via the Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarters Three Coin Set. The quarter dollars could also be pulled out of the 2011 Mint Set which includes collector versions of all the 2011-dated coins, but that sets costs $31.95. Continue reading Chickasaw Quarters Three Coin Set Available→
The United States Mint on Thursday, December 8, released line art imagery of the final designs for the 2012 America the Beautiful Quarters®. They include four national park quarter designs and one featuring a national forest. The five quarters are due to be released at intervals into circulation next year.
Four 2012 National Park Quarter Designs and National Forest Quarter Design
The release official reveals the designs chosen by the Secretary of the Treasury for use on the reverse sides of the 2012 circulating quarters from many candidates presented by the United States Mint. The four 2012 National Park Quarter and one National Forest Quarter honor five different sites of national interest and marks the third year of releases for the program. Sites honored in 2012 under the America the Beautiful Quarters Program include: Continue reading 2012 National Park Quarter Designs→
The latest information about National Park Quarters, the U.S. Mint series of 2010-2021 America the Beautiful Quarters that commemorate national parks and other national sites throughout the U.S. and its territories.
