Coin Collecting News

Monday
8 September 2008

     "Your coin resource for daily collecting news and coin blogs linked right to the articles."

{Tag Archives} Quar

Virgin Islands Beauty wins quarter design - CoinNews

The official announcement is in… V.I. Beauty wins the commemorative quarter design contest. It’s been selected by residents and Governor. John P. deJongh, Jr. to represent the Virgin Islands. Public voting for three designs ended Friday, June 13. “V.I. Beauty” received 6,882 votes. The “First in Freedom” and “Three Queens” designs garnered 4,553 and 1,887 votes respectively.

Entire article: Virgin Islands Beauty wins quarter design - CoinNews

Filed in: Coin Designs, CoinNews, United States Mint

Article Tags: .

No CommentsContinue Reading

National Park State Quarter Series Comments - CoinNews

Coin legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week calling for the creation of another multi-year quarter series. The America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 (H.R. 6184) would try to draw on the success of the popular 50 States Quarters® Program by replication.

Starting in the year 2010, the bill would result in 5 new quarters per year that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, U.S. Territory and the District of Columbia.

Entire article: National Park State Quarter Series Comments - CoinNews

Filed in: Coin Legislation, CoinNews

Article Tags: .

No CommentsContinue Reading