From the category archives:

America the Beautiful Quarters

The brilliant colors and panoramic landscapes of the Grand Canyon will be the backdrop as the United States Mint and National Park Service introduce the fourth coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.

2010 Grand Canyon National Park Quarter

2010 Grand Canyon National Park Quarter

The new quarter-dollar coin, featuring Grand Canyon National Park, will be officially presented at a ceremony on September 21 at 1:30 p.m. (MST), on the park's South Rim, between Hopi House and Verkamp's Visitor Center. [click to continue…]

{ 0 comments }

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program is in full swing, and Krause Publications has the albums collectors need to collect them all: Warman’s coin folders.

Believed to be the first folders to features images of the reverse designs of the national sites featured on the quarters, these folders will provide collectors with more than a decade of use and fun as five quarters in the series are released each year ...

Full Article: KP unveils park folders - NumisMaster

{ 0 comments }

Postal cancellations on rolls were as popular or even more so than the new Yosemite National Park quarters themselves at the July 29 debut ceremony held at the famous California park.

Mint Director Ed Moy and Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher officially introduced the new design, which is the third one of five planned for 2010 ...

Full Article: Stamped quarters popular - Numismatic News

{ 0 comments }

The third coin released under the new America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program, the Yosemite National Park Quarter, was launched by the United States Mint and the National Park Service on Thursday, July 29.

2010 Yosemite National Park Quarters Officially Released

Over a thousand people attended the ceremony at the park’s Valley Visitor’s Center, located in Yosemite Village Loop, Yosemite, California. They were some of the first to see the new coin showcasing the park’s "El Capitan," the largest granite monolith in the world, on the reverse (tails side) of the new strike....

Full Article: Yosemite Park Quarters Released - ParkQuarters.com

{ 0 comments }

United States Mint Director Ed Moy, joined by National Park Service officials, today introduced to the Nation the new quarter honoring Yosemite National Park in California.  The coin's reverse (tails side) design features the iconic El Capitan, the largest granite monolith in the world.

2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter

2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter

"With this quarter, the United States Mint connects America to the wonder, peace and beauty of one of its most awe-inspiring natural treasures - Yosemite National Park," Moy told the crowd.

The Yosemite National Park quarter is the third released through the United States Mint America the Beautiful QuartersTM Program, a multi-year initiative to honor 56 national parks and other sites in each state, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories.  [click to continue…]

{ 0 comments }

2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter Bags and RollsInstead of trying to find the new Yosemite National Park Quarter in everyday change or visiting the local bank, anyone can now order bags and rolls of the coins directly from the United States Mint.

Doing so will guarantee the third 25-cent pieces issued in the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program will be delivered directly to the buyer's door -- and from both Mints that produce them, if so desired. But there is a cost.

The Mint products include premiums. [click to continue…]

{ 0 comments }

2010 Yosemite National Park QuarterJoin the United States Mint as it continues its journey to "Connect America through Coins" on July 29, for the launch of the Yosemite National Park quarter-dollar coin.

The ceremony, co-hosted by National Park Service officials, will kick off at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) at the Valley Visitor Center.

Following the ceremony, the public can exchange their cash for $10 rolls of the Yosemite National Park America the Beautiful Quarter. [click to continue…]

{ 1 comment }

2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter Bags and RollsThe United States Mint will offer America the Beautiful QuartersTM bags and rolls, containing quarter-dollar coins honoring Yosemite National Park in California, beginning at noon Eastern Time (ET) on July 26.  The coins, minted at the United States Mint facilities at Denver and at Philadelphia, will be available in two-roll sets priced at $32.95 each and 100-coin bags priced at $35.95 each.

The two-roll sets contain one roll each of 40 coins bearing the P and D mint marks, wrapped in distinctive packaging displaying the name "Yosemite," the abbreviation "CA" for California, the mint of origin and "$10," the face value of its contents.  The canvas 100-coin bags bear tags denoting their mint of origin, "Yosemite," "CA" and "$25," the total value of their contents. [click to continue…]

{ 1 comment }

We've got another video exclusive on WalletPop.com today. I'm taking you where the general public is not allowed to go: onto the manufacturing floor of the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia, where the newest 25-cent piece, the America the Beautiful Yosemite quarter, is being produced.

 

It comes out on July 25, but you're seeing the process that created it -- and every coin you use -- today ...

Full Article: Video exclusive! Watch the U.S. Mint make new Yosemite quarter - WalletPop.com

{ 1 comment }

Yellowstone National Park Quarter Production Numbers

July 12, 2010

The United States Mint this week published the production figures for the recently released Yellowstone National Park Quarter. The coin marks the second issue of the debuting America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program.
In those figures, the U.S. Mint shows 68,400,00 were struck, with 34,800,000 coming from its facility in Denver and [...]

Read the full coin news article →

US Mint Sales: America the Beautiful Quarters, Silver Coins in Focus

July 7, 2010

There would be little to look at if the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Products and the American Silver Eagles were pulled from the latest United States Mint sales report. There was not a lot of buying "action" elsewhere, by contrast.
The new quarters products actually retreated in weekly performance — along with nearly every other [...]

Read the full coin news article →

2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Launch Ceremonies

July 2, 2010

Plan your next vacation around the new United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program
WASHINGTON – Looking for a great vacation spot?  The United States Mint wants you to consider letting the America the Beautiful Quarters Program be your guide.

In its first year, the America the Beautiful Quarters Program is the [...]

Read the full coin news article →

American Park and Sites Promoted in 2010 Quarter Releases

July 2, 2010

The U.S. Mint is asking all to join them on a journey across the United States, according to a press release issued by the Mint which provides the final three ceremonial release dates and locations.
Entitled “See America for a Quarter,” the Mint reminds collectors, and the public in general, that the new America the Beautiful [...]

Read the full coin news article →

Hot Springs Quarter proof coin is no error

June 22, 2010

Just because a proof coin isn’t shiny doesn’t mean it’s a mistake.
Some folks are taken aback by the lack of a mirror finish on the reverse of the 2010 Hot Springs silver proof quarter. They have called and written to Numismatic News wondering if the “rough and rippled” finish was a U.S. Mint error. It [...]

Read the full coin news article →

2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter Production Figures

June 21, 2010

The United States Mint has published the latest production figures for the Hot Springs National Park Quarter, and the numbers suggest they will end with the lowest mintage of any quarter-dollar since 1955.
A total of 59,600,000 million were produced, with 29,000,000 from the Mint’s facility in Denver and 30,600,000 from its plant in Philadelphia.
The Hot [...]

Read the full coin news article →