The 2010 debut of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program is about to take place, and as you can expect, many different products will be issued by the US Mint relating to the new series.
Each year for eleven years, five new designs will be selected and struck on quarters showcasing a different national park or other national site; one from each state, the District of Columbia and the United States Territories. Law dictates that the order of release for each coin is to be determined by when the site honored came under the control of the United States government.
In 2010, we will see the first of the new series and along with those circulation quarters, the US Mint has multiple other product options planned that relate to each design. Examples of these options are the 100-coin bags for $32.95 that contain 100 quarters from either the Mint in Philadelphia or the Mint in Denver (both bags can be purchased together for $65.90) or the two-roll sets, also for $32.95, which come with one roll of 40 quarters from the Philadelphia Mint and one roll of quarters from the Denver Mint.
For you convenience, we have put together a chronological list showing what site will be honored and approximately when, along with any related products. The Mint's annual sets will also contain the new designs and are shown as well.
April - 2010 Hot Springs Park Quarter (Arkansas)
- Hot Springs National Park Two-Roll Sets
- Hot Springs National Park 100-Coin Bag (P)
- Hot Springs National Park 100-Coin Bag (D)
- Hot Springs National Park 100-Coin Bags (both P & D)
May - 2010 Quarters Proof Set
May/June - 2010 Quarters Silver Proof Set
June - 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter (Wyoming)
- Yellowstone National Park Two-Roll Sets
- Yellowstone National Park 100-Coin Bag (P)
- Yellowstone National Park 100-Coin Bag (D)
- Yellowstone National Park 100-Coin Bags (both P & D)
July - United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set®
July/August - 2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter (California)
- Yosemite National Park Two-Roll Sets
- Yosemite National Park 100-Coin Bag (P)
- Yosemite National Park 100-Coin Bag (D)
- Yosemite National Park 100-Coin Bags (both P & D)
July/August - United States Mint Proof Set®
August/September - United States Mint Silver Proof Set™
September - 2010 Grand Canyon National Park Quarter (Arizona)
- Grand Canyon National Park Two-Roll Sets
- Grand Canyon National Park 100-Coin Bag (P)
- Grand Canyon National Park 100-Coin Bag (D)
- Grand Canyon National Park 100-Coin Bags (both P & D)
November - 2010 Mount Hood National Forest Quarter (Oregon)
- Mount Hood National Forest Two-Roll Sets
- Mount Hood National Forest 100-Coin Bag (P)
- Mount Hood National Forest 100-Coin Bag (D)
- Mount Hood National Forest 100-Coin Bags (both P & D)
The 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set for $14.95 contains clad versions of the five new quarters each struck to proof condition at the San Francisco Mint, and thus bear the 'S' mintmark. A proof coin has mirror-like surfaces and sharper detail than a circulation strike. In the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set for $29.95, you will also get the five new quarters, but this time struck at the San Francisco Mint from 90% silver and 10% copper.
The United States Mint Proof Set® sells for $29.95 and contains the clad circulating coins of the United States along with the Kennedy half-dollar for a total of 14 coins, all in proof condition. Bearing the 'S' mintmark, the set comes with the four presidential dollar coins , the Native American dollar coin, the Kennedy half-dollar, the five America the Beautiful Quarters, the Roosevelt Dime, the Jefferson Nickel and the Lincoln Cent. The United States Mint Silver Proof Set for $52.95 contains the same coins, but the dime, half-dollar and five quarters are struck from 90% silver and 10% copper.
In the United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set® for $27.95, buyers get 28 coins struck to uncirculated quality from burnished blanks resulting in a satin-like finish. 14 of the coins are from the Denver Mint and 14 coins are from the Philadelphia Mint.
No release date has been set for the America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coins which are gigantic five ounce .999 fine silver strikes containing the same design as on the quarters. The Mint has only stated that the bullion coins will be available in the same year as the quarters to which they are related.
Other products are also expected, but no information on them has been released. For more information on the commemorative series program and the new coins of the inaugural year, also read 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters. For a listing of all quarters by national site and release year, see the America the Beautiful Quarters Release Schedule.
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