Early in 2014, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee reviewed several candidate designs for the reverse of the 2015 Homestead National Monument of America quarter. The committee was split in their recommendations. While some preferred a rendition depicting a homesteader working a team of horses, most support fell to the coin featuring shelter, water and food […]
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Homestead National Monument featured 26th in National Park Quarter series
January 26, 2015 – 9:27 am
The open landscape of southern Nebraska makes a fitting tribute to the hard work and dedication of enterprising “homesteaders” during the second half of the 19th century. When President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act in 1862, he opened the West to Americans. For just an $18 filing fee, anyone could mark a claim on […]
2014 Everglades National Park Quarter released
November 11, 2014 – 9:41 am
The new Everglades quarter, the 25th issue of the series and final design for 2014, is now in circulation. Everglades quarters were released into general circulation during the first week of November. The official launch ceremony for the coin will take place on December 4th, at the recreational park, Harris Field Park, in the Sally […]
2014 Arches National Park Quarter released at park’s Visitor Center
June 10, 2014 – 8:02 am
The new Arches National Park quarter, 23rd issue of the series and the third design for 2014, is now in circulation. On June 6, 2014, the official launch ceremony for the new Arches quarter took place at the Arches National Park Visitor Center in Moab, UT. After the ceremony, a coin exchange was held where […]
