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 […]
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Yosemite Quarter Design Finalized
May 5, 2010 – 2:03 pm
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Yosemite National Park a World Heritage Site & featured on the 3rd National Park quarter
May 5, 2010 – 1:55 pm
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 […]
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Yellowstone Quarter Design Finalized
April 28, 2010 – 11:10 am
The final approved design for the 2nd National Park quarter was selected from several candidate designs and announced at a special ceremony in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2010. The reverse of the second new 2010 quarter, honoring Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, depicts the famous Old Faithful geyser with a bison in the foreground. […]
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Yellowstone National Park featured 2nd in National Park Quarter series
April 28, 2010 – 11:08 am
Yellowstone National Park, primarily in Wyoming with small portions in Idaho and Montana, was established as a national park in 1872. The largest park in the lower 48 states, it contains over half the world’s geothermal features including geysers, hot springs, fumaroles, and mudpots. The most famous of Yellowstone’s over 300 geysers is Old Faithful, […]
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2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter is released from the United States Mint
April 21, 2010 – 10:51 am
The first issue of the National Park Quarter series, featuring Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, was released by the U.S. Mint on April 19, 2010. The new National Park Quarter series of 2010-2021 will honor a national park or historic site in each of the 50 states, D.C. and the 5 U.S. territories. The […]
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