The United States Mint on Thursday, March 24, announced the ceremonial launch dates and locations for two more America the Beautiful Quarters®.
United States Mint and National Park officials are expected to ceremoniously release the Glacier National Park Quarter on April 13, and the Olympic National Park Quarter on June 14.
These coins are the seventh and eight issues within the Mint’s America the Beautiful Quarters Program which will honor national sites in the U.S. and its territories until 2021. The program was introduced to the public in 2010 with the first five releases honoring Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, Yosemite National Park in California, Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona and Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon.
The upcoming Glacier quarter celebrates the national park in Montana while the Olympic quarter celebrates the national park located in Washington. The United States Mint has already issued the first 2011-dated quarter honoring Gettysburg National Military Park.
The United States Mint also said it will host public coin forums on the day prior to each quarter release. Forums offer coin collectors and other enthusiasts the opportunity to ask questions about old and new American coins and Mint products.
Specific location and time details for the two America the Beautiful Quarters ceremonies and forums may be found by reading any of the following coin news articles linked below.
US Mint Announces 2011 National Park Quarter Ceremony Dates
Mike Unser | CoinNews.net
The US Mint launched the first 2011 Gettysburg National Military Park Quarter in a ceremony on January 25, 2011 and made them available for purchase in bags and rolls two days later. Ceremony dates for the fourth 2011 Vicksburg National Military Park Quarter and fifth 2011 Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarter will be announced when they are established, the US Mint indicated …
2011 America the Beautiful Quarters Release Ceremonies Scheduled
Staff | AmericaBeautifulQuarters.com
Release ceremonies typically last between 30-45 minutes. When they are over, the US Mint and other officials hand out one free coin to every child in attendance. Adults who wish may exchange cash for new rolls of the coins …
Glacier and Olympic National Park Quarter Launch Ceremonies Scheduled
Staff | ParkQuarters.com
These two quarter are but two of the five scheduled to be released by the US Mint this year under the program which debuted just last year. The series features reverse designs emblematic of selected sites of national interest from around the United States and its territories. Coins in the program are scheduled for release at a rate of five per year until completed in 2021 …
US Mint 2011 ATB Quarters Ceremony Release Dates and Locations
Staff | CoinCollectingNews.org
The ceremonies do not mark when the quarters will begin to enter circulation via Federal Reserve Banks, although those release dates do closely surround the ceremonies. They are instead official events which introduce the quarters to the public for the first time …
