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
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. Continue reading 2010 Yellowstone Quarter Bags and Rolls→
Appearing as the first silver proof set to contain the new America the Beautiful Quarters Program strikes, the United States Mint today released the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set.
Silver sets have been available from the US Mint since 1992. It was not until 2004, however, that the Mint began creating one to feature only the quarter-dollars issued for a year.
The time and location for the second official America the Beautiful Quarters launch was announced today by the United States Mint. The Yellowstone National Park Quarter release ceremony will take place on June 3, 2010 at 10:30 AM Mountain Time.
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
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. Continue reading Yellowstone National Park Quarter Rolls and Bags→
The United States Mint today launched their 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set. It is the first numismatic product released to includes all of this year’s quarter-dollars.
Collectors, or anyone else for that matter, can purchase a set for $14.95. Included within are the following coins that spotlight four national parks and one national forest:
The United States Mint recently published April coin production figures, providing the latest 2010 mintage totals for circulating pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars and $1 coins.
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.
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. Continue reading Hot Springs Park Quarter Release→
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.
