Category Archives: Yosemite National Park

2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter released at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center

The new Yosemite National Park quarter, third issue of the series, is now in circulation. On Thursday July 29, 2010, the official launch ceremony for the new Yosemite quarter took place at the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center in California. Over a thousand people attended. Speakers included U.S. Mint Director Ed Moy and the Yosemite National […]

Yosemite Quarter Design Finalized

The final approved design for the third National Park quarter was announced on March 24, 2010 at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. The reverse of the third 2010 quarter honors Yosemite National Park in California. It features the 3,000-foot El Capitan, a sheer granite face created by glaciers millions of years ago. Located in […]

Yosemite National Park a World Heritage Site & featured on the 3rd National Park quarter

Yosemite National Park, covering 747,956 acres in California, became a national park in 1890, and in 1984 received Unesco’s World Heritage designation bestowed on sites of outstanding significance to humanity. Now, this spectacular park will be featured on the third issue in America’s 2010-2021 National Park quarter series. In 1864, President Lincoln signed a bill […]

Candidate designs for new 2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter

California’s Yosemite National Park, established in 1890, will be honored on the reverse of the third 2010 National Park quarter. In September 2009, both the Commission of Fine Arts and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee reviewed designs for the reverse of this new commemorative and submitted recommendations to Treasury officials. The Yosemite National Park quarter is […]