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America the Beautiful Quarters for 2011

CoinCollector — Fri, 27 May 2011 17:33:12 +0000

The America the Beautiful Quarter Program will feature 56 different US National Sites. The obverse or “heads”, of all will be the classic George Washington profile designed by by John Flanagan in 1932. The reverse, or “tails” side of the coins will honor a U.S. national park or other significant national site.

The America the Beautiful Quarter Program started up in 2010 with the release of coins honoring the Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Yosemite National Park in California, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, and Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon.

The Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter

The first America the Beautiful Quarter released in 2011 is the Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter. It is number 6 in …

Collecting U.S. State Quarters

CoinCollector — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:13:14 +0000

Since the release of the individual state quarters, coin collecting has become a more popular hobby.

The U.S. State Quarter program began in 1999 and each state was released in the order in which it joined the union. The U.S. Mint estimates that around 147 million people have been collecting the state quarters since their release.

The program is also credited for drawing in new collectors and increasing the general public’s interest in coin collecting overall. Due to its popularity, more coin programs are currently in the works for the next several years.

The process in which each design was selected took cooperation from congress, the U.S. Mint, and each individual state. Once the governor is contacted, the state provided three to five narrative descriptions …