On Friday, February 3, 2012, the United States Mint will begin selling rolls and bags of Puerto Rico’s 2012 El Yunque National Forest Quarters. The coins were released into public circulation on January 23.

The El Yunque quarter is the first in 2012 and the eleventh in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program that started in 2010. Its design on its reverse features the Coqui tree frog and a Puerto Rican parrot in a tropical setting. The designer was Gary Whitley and the engraver was Michael Gaudioso.

Prices for the new products have been marked lower than last year’s issues. Instead of being $49.95, 100-coin bags of the El Yunque National Forest Quarters are each $34.95, and the two-roll sets are $32.95 instead of $39.95. The main reasons for the lower prices were the result of the U.S. Mint’s efforts to refine the product costing process and negotiate better prices from its suppliers, the bureau states. Continue reading El Yunque National Forest Quarters Released, Rolls and Bags Start →