Mount Hood National Forest Quarter
In addition to depicting national parks, the new America the Beautiful Quarters series can also depict other federally designated sites. The first such site was the 2010 Mount Hood National Forest Quarter. This site had been chosen for the state of Oregon. The US Mint announced the final design to be used for the reverse [...]
Grand Canyon National Park Quarter
The fourth release during the inaugural year of the new America the Beautiful Quarters Program was the 2010 Grand Canyon National Park Quarter. The Grand Canyon previously appeared on the 2008 Arizona State Quarter, making this the second time in three years that the location was depicted on a circulating coin. The US Mint has [...]
Yosemite National Park Quarter
The third release of the America the Beautiful Quarter series was the 2010 Yosemite National Park Quarter. Notably, the Yosemite National Park was also featured on the 2005 California State Quarter along with an image of conservationalist John Muir. The reverse design for the Yosemite Quarter features the rock formation El Capitan. This is the [...]
Yellowstone National Park Quarter
The 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter was the second release of the new quarter series known as America the Beautiful Quarters. Yellowstone was established in 1872 as America’s first national park. For the new quarter series it is featured second because Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas was a national reservation at an earlier date. [...]
Hot Springs National Park Quarter
The first release of new America the Beautiful Quarter series was the 2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter. This location will be featured first based on its establishment as a national reservation in 1832, which pre-dates the establishment of the first national park. The reverse design for the quarter depicts the door of the Hot [...]