On Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, the U.S. Mint released its newest America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Set. This first three-coin set of the year and the 21st overall has three mounted 2014 Great Smoky Mountains National Park Quarters. The quarters mark the release for the state of Tennessee.
Introduced in 2010 alongside the Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters®, this series continues its uniqueness in that every set but one is still sold by the United States Mint.
Further below, this Coin News Extra article has the latest sales for all sets. Their prices are different depending on the year they were released with those issued from 2010 to 2011 at $14.95 and the later ones at $9.95. Sets since 2012 have the more attractive presentation as the display cards holding the coins feature an image of the national site honored. Older sets have U.S. Mint-branded black and white display cards.
This year’s five sets, with four upcoming, hold America the Beautiful Quarters honoring:
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee
- Shenandoah National Park in Virginia
- Arches National Park in Utah
- Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado
- Everglades National Park in Florida
Sets have three coins with two in uncirculated quality and one in proof quality. These are qualities minted specially for coin collectors. The uncirculated coins are split with one struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia and the other from the U.S. Mint in Denver. The proof quarter is produced at the U.S. Mint in San Francisco.
Here are United States Mint sales figures as of Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 for all sets released.
Sales of 2010 – 2013 America the Beautiful Quarters Three-Coin Sets | |
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2014 Mount Rushmore Quarter Set | 13,184 |
2013 Fort McHenry Quarter Set | 13,697 |
2013 Great Basin Quarter Set | 13,709 |
2013 Perry’s Victory Quarter Set | 15,730 |
2013 White Mountain Quarter Set | 17,001 |
2012 Denali Quarter Set | 15,427 |
2012 Hawaii Volcanoes Quarter Set | 16,647 |
2012 Acadia Quarter Set | 17,965 |
2012 Chaco Culture Quarter Set | 17,593 |
2012 El Yunque Quarter Set* | 19,891 |
2011 Chickasaw Quarter Set | 14,894 |
2011 Vicksburg Quarter Set | 16,578 |
2011 Olympic Quarter Set | 16,246 |
2011 Glacier Quarter Set | 17,339 |
2011 Gettysburg Quarter Set | 20,445 |
2010 Mount Hood Quarter Set | 17,024 |
2010 Grand Canyon Quarter Set | 19,895 |
2010 Yosemite Quarter Set | 20,143 |
2010 Yellowstone Quarter Set | 22,685 |
2010 Hot Springs Quarter Set | 21,820 |
*The El Yunque Quarters Three-Coin Set sold out. The other sets may be ordered directly from the U.S. Mint website at www.usmint.gov/catalog.
Release dates for the upcoming four sets have not been announced, though they should debut several days after the 2014 quarters enter circulation.