The second issue of the America’s National Park Quarter series, featuring Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, was released by the U.S. Mint on June 1, 2010. The new quarter series of 2010-2021 will honor a national park or historic site in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 U.S. territories. […]
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Grand Canyon Quarter Design Finalized
May 10, 2010 – 9:15 am
The final approved design for the 4th National Park quarter was selected from several candidate designs and announced at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2010. Honoring Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park, the coin’s reverse features a dramatic view of the Colorado River passing ancient Nankoweap granaries. Around A.D. 500, native Puebloans […]
Grand Canyon National Park featured 4th in National Park Quarter series
May 10, 2010 – 9:14 am
Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park – which was first given federal protection in 1893, and achieved its official status in 1919 – is the 4th site to be honored in the 2010-2021 National Park Quarter series. Host to an array of activities like hiking, camping, and rafting, the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring glimpse into […]
Mount Hood Quarter Design Finalized
May 7, 2010 – 1:41 pm
The approved design for the fifth and final 2010 National Park quarter, honoring Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon, was announced on March 24, 2010 at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. The reverse of the new 2010 quarter displays a view of Mount Hood with Lost Lake in the foreground. The highest peak in […]
Mt. Hood National Forest featured on final 2010 National Park Quarter issue
May 7, 2010 – 1:34 pm
The final first-year issue of the 2010-2021 National Park Quarter series honors Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon. Containing one of the largest areas of untouched wilderness in the United States, this popular recreational region was established as a federally protected site in 1893. Located just 20 miles east of Portland, Oregon, Mount Hood National […]
