El Yunque National Forest Quarters Released, Rolls and Bags Start
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.
El Yunque National Forest Quarter Rolls and Bags
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. Read more
Chickasaw Quarters Three Coin Set Available
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. Read more
2012 National Park Quarter Designs
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: Read more
2011 National Park Quarters and Site Circulating Coin Set
The United States Mint released the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Set representing the five national park and site quarters released in 2011. The set went on sale at Noon (Eastern) on November 29, 2011 for $9.95, plus the Mint’s standard shipping and handling charge of $4.95 per order.
The 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Circulating Coin Set includes all the site and national park quarters released this year.
Coins included in the set honor five different sites from around the United States, including Gettysburg National Military Park of Pennsylvania, Glacier National Park of Montana, Olympic National Park of Washington, Vicksburg National Military Park of Mississippi and Chickasaw National Recreation Area of Oklahoma. Each site is represented in the set by two different quarter dollars, one struck at the U.S. Mint’s facility in Denver and one struck at the U.S. Mint’s facility in Philadelphia. Read more
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarters Released, Rolls and Bags Issued
The United States Mint planned three days of events to celebrate the launch of the 2011 Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarter.
The U.S. Mint sent the above image to customers reminding them that the Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarter was released and is available in rolls and bags.
These new coins honor the national site in Sulphur, Oklahoma. The reverse design on the Chickasaw quarter features the Lincoln Bridge over Travertine Creek. The limestone bridge, a popular destination within the park, was dedicated in 1909 to celebrate the centennial anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth. The coin’s design was created by Donna Weaver and engraved by Jim Licaretz.
Beginning on Monday, November 14, 2011 at 12 noon Eastern Time, the United States Mint released 100-coin bags and two-roll sets of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area quarter. The bags and rolls contain circulation quality strikes that have not entered general circulation. Read more
Vicksburg National Military Park Quarters Released, Rolls and Bags Issued
The United States Mint released the latest issue in its America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter arrived August 29 and is available in 100-coin bags for $49.95 and two-roll sets containing 80 quarters for $39.95. The Federal Reserve Banks also released the new quarter into circulation.
The United States Mint sent the above image to customers reminding them that the Vicksburg National Military Park Quarters are available in rolls and bags.
The Vicksburg quarter is the fourth 2011 park quarter and the ninth in the multi-year national park quarters series. It is also the second military park quarter, honoring one of the nation’s Civil War memorial sites located in Mississippi.
The reverse on the Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter depicts the gunboat used by the Union Navy during the Civil War, the U.S.S. Cairo. The boat is shown on the Yazoo River. Thomas Cleveland designed the reverse, and it was engraved by Joseph Menna. Inscriptions include VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 2011 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Read more
Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter Three-Coin Set
The United States Mint made available the Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter Three-Coin Set for $14.95 on Wednesday, July 27, at 12 noon Eastern Time.
Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter Three-Coin Set
The set is the sixth issue in the America the Beautiful Quarters series and the first for 2011. Previous sets included 2010-dated national park quarters for Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Mount Hood.
Featuring the Gettysburg quarter that was released into circulation on January 24 and sold by the United States Mint in bags and rolls starting on January 27, the Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter Three-Coin Set offers one proof strike and two uncirculated strikes. Each come from one of the three United States Mint facilities in Philadelphia (P), Denver (D), and San Francisco (S). Read more
2011 Olympic National Park Quarter Rolls and Bags
On Monday, June 13, 2011 at 12 noon Eastern Time, the United States Mint made available 2011 Olympic National Park Quarter rolls and bags. The Olympic National Park Quarter marks the third of five new quarter-dollar releases this year and the eighth overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Like its previous 2011 issues, the two-roll set will be priced at $39.95, and each 100-coin bag will be $49.95.
Olympic National Park Quarter Rolls and Bags
Since the coins in the rolls and bags are business strikes and have never been circulated in the public, they have a certain draw for coin collectors. Buyers of the two-roll set will receive one 40 coin roll from the Denver Mint and one 40 coin roll from the Philadelphia Mint. The rolls have special black and white wrapping that says "America the Beautiful Quarters Program," "$10," "Olympic National Park (WA)," and either a "D" for Denver or a "P" for Philadelphia. Read more
Mount Hood National Forest Quarter Three-Coin Set
The United States Mint’s Mount Hood National Forest Quarter Three-Coin Set was released today, May 4, 2011 for a price of $14.95, plus shipping and handling. Numismatists and park enthusiasts can order the set online at www.usmint.gov/catalog and by phone at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).
The Mount Hood National Forest Quarter Three-Coin Set wraps up the last of five similar 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Sets. The previous sets included national park quarters for Hot Springs, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Grand Canyon. Read more
Gettysburg and Glacier National Park Silver Bullion Coins Released
The United States Mint today started accepting orders from its network of Authorized Purchasers for the first two installments of the 2011 America the Beautiful 5 Ounce Silver Bullion Coins. The coin program debuted last year with five silver bullion coins all released on December 10.
The United States Mint plans to offer this year’s five coins in intervals throughout the year with only the 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Silver Bullion Coin and the 2011 Glacier National Park Silver Bullion Coin released at this time.
These two coins may currently be ordered by the Mint’s network of Authorized Purchasers (APs) who have been given the responsibility of selling the national park silver bullion coins to the public. The United States Mint uses this network for all of its bullion products as what is seen as the most efficient method of offering them at as close to market prices as possible. Read more