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Candidate designs for new 2013 White Mountains National Forest Quarter

January 8, 2013 – 9:50 pm

In late 2011, the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) each met to review candidate designs for the reverse of the 2013 White Mountains National Forest quarter. At the CFA’s meeting in October, the group made a recommendation for a design depicting a mountain in the distance, seen through scattered […]

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White Mountains National Forest featured 16th in National Park Quarter series

January 2, 2013 – 9:03 am

Long before settlers arrived in the region, the present-day White Mountains were home to Native Americans. In the 19th century, sailors named the mountains after the snow-capped peaks they could see from the sea. Today, the rugged, mountainous terrain of the White Mountain National Forest is popular for its wide variety of year-round outdoor activities. […]

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2012 Denali National Park Quarter released at Healy, AK

November 15, 2012 – 7:16 am

The new Denali National Park quarter, the fifteenth issue of the series, and fifth design for 2012, will soon be in circulation. On Thursday, November 15th, the official launch ceremony for the new Denali quarter will take place at the Tri-Valley Community Center in Healy, Alaska. With 1,000 residents, Healy is the largest community within […]

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2012 Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park Quarter released at Kahua Hula

August 27, 2012 – 9:00 am

The new Hawaii Volcanoes quarter, the fourteenth issue of the series and fourth design for 2012, is now in circulation. During the last week of August, the official launch ceremony for the new Hawai’i Volcanoes quarter took place at Kahua Hula, south of the Kilauea Visitor Center at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii. The park’s […]

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2012 Acadia National Park Quarter is released from the United States Mint

June 19, 2012 – 10:35 am

The third 2012 issue of the National Park Quarter series, featuring Acadia National Park in Maine, was released by the U.S. Mint on June 12, 2012. The National Park quarter series of 2010-2021 honors a national park or historic site in each of the 50 states, D.C. and the 5 U.S. territories. The reverse design […]

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