Coin Collecting News
On May 4, 2011, the US Mint began sales of the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set featuring Mount Hood National Forest Quarter. The Mount Hood Quarter features a view of Mount Hood with Lost Lake in the foreground. This representation of the National Forest was designed and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill. The obverse [...]
The United States Mint recently began sales of numismatic bags and rolls containing the Glacier National Park Quarters. This represents the seventh release in the ongoing America the Beautiful Quarters Program. Glacier National Park is located in Montana and includes more than one million acres of mountains, lakes, forests, and meadows. This vast expanse is [...]
The United States Mint recently began sales of the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Silver Proof Set. This five coin set includes each of this year’s quarter designs struck in a composition of 90% silver and 10% copper. The quarters included in the set represent the sixth to tenth releases in the ongoing America the [...]
Glacier National Park, located in northwestern Montana, is on the border with the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Lewis and Clark traveled within 50 miles of the park’s territory in 1806 during their exploration of the Marias River. In the late 19th century, the efforts of George Bird Grinnell, noted for his work [...]
The United States Mint has provided details for the launch ceremonies to mark the release of the next two coins in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program featuring Glacier National Park and Olympic National Park. The America the Beautiful Quarters feature a National Park or site from each of the 50 states, 5 territories, and [...]
Today March 17, 2011, the United States Mint began sales of the 2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Proof Set. This product includes proof versions of each of the quarters issued for this year. The Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter features the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Monument located on the battle line of the Union Army at [...]
The United States Mint has confirmed the final mintages for the 2010 America the Beautiful Quarters. Five different coins were issued for the first year of the program, which feature Hot Springs National Park, Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, Grand Canyon National Park, and Mount Hood National Forest. The total mintage across the five [...]
On January 27, 2011, the United States Mint began sales of numismatic bags and rolls containing the Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter. This represents the sixth overall release of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, which features a national park or site from each state, territory, and the District of Columbia. The obverse of the [...]
Gettysburg National Military Park, located in a nexus of roads that connect ten nearby Pennsylvania and Maryland towns, was the site of one of the largest battles of the American Civil War, fought over three days in July of 1863, and left between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers either dead or wounded. The site was honored [...]
The United States Mint has announced plans for a public launch ceremony to celebrate the release of the 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter. The ceremony will take place on January 25, 2011 at 11:00 AM ET at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. This will represent the first release of the [...]
