The first 2013 issue of the National Park Quarter series, featuring White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, was released by the U.S. Mint on January 28, 2013. 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 […]
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White Mountains Quarter Design Finalized
January 13, 2013 – 9:07 pm
The final approved design for the 16th National Park quarter has been announced. The reverse of the first 2013 quarter, honoring the White Mountains National Forest in New Hampshire (established in 1918), features 3,490 foot Mount Chocorua. Located in the Sandwich Range, Chocorua is one of New Hampshire’s most hiked and most photographed mountains. Inscriptions […]
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 […]
