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 will come with the 2010 Mount Hood National Forest Quarter. This site has been chosen for the state of Oregon.
The US Mint has announced the final design to be used for [...]
Grand Canyon National Park Quarter
The fourth release during the inaugural year of the new America the Beautiful Quarters Program will be the 2010 Grand Canyon National Park Quarter. The Grand Canyon previously appeared on the 2009 Arizona State Quarter, making this the second year in a row that the location will be depicted on a circulating coin.
The US Mint [...]
Yosemite National Park Quarter
The third release of the America the Beautiful Quarter series will be 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 will be 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 because Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas was a national reservation at an earlier date.
The [...]
Hot Springs National Park Quarter
The first release of the new America the Beautiful Quarter series will be the 2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter. This location will be featured first since it was established as a national reservation in 1832, which predates the first National Park.
The reverse design for the quarter depicts the door of the Hot Springs National [...]