Category Archives: Mount Rushmore National Memorial

2013 Mount Rushmore Quarter released at Custer (SD) High School

December 8, 2013 – 8:02 pm

The new 2013 Mount Rushmore National Memorial quarter was released for circulation at a November 6, 2013 launch ceremony at National Guard Armory in Custer, South Dakota – located a few miles from the National Memorial. At a coin exchange following the ceremony, cash could be exchanged for $10 rolls of the new coins. Designed […]

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial Quarter design is finalized

May 30, 2013 – 12:12 pm

On December 10, 2012, the U.S. Mint revealed the final design for the Mount Rushmore National Memorial quarter – fifth and final new 2013 quarter design and 20th issue overall in the 2010-2021 National Park series. The reverse for the 2013 Mount Rushmore Quarter was inspired by photos of workers adding final details to the […]

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Candidate designs for the new 2013 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Quarter

May 15, 2013 – 8:28 am

In the fall of 2011, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts reviewed candidate designs for the 2013 Mount Rushmore National Memorial Quarter. Design proposals SD-02 and SD-03 featured the sculpture under construction with wooden staging and with workmen in bosun chairs suspended from steel cables. Candidate design SD-01 offered an […]

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Mount Rushmore National Memorial honored on 20th National Park Quarter

April 29, 2013 – 7:29 am

Featured on the 20th issue of the 2010-2021 National Park Quarter series, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a colossal mountain sculpture in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Completed in 1941, the memorial features 60-foot images of four U.S. presidents chosen for their roles in the “foundation, expansion and preservation” of the nation: George […]

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