The United States Mint has announced the final design for the Saratoga National Historical Park quarter. The reverse of the coin will feature a close-up depiction of British General John Burgoyne surrendering his sword to American General Horatio Gates at the conclusion of the Battle of Saratoga, along with the inscription british surrender 1777. Inscriptions […]
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2015 Saratoga National Historical Park Quarter candidate designs
September 30, 2015 – 8:48 am
Ten different candidate designs for the 2015 Saratoga National Historical Park quarter were submitted for consideration by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), the secretary of the Interior, and the governor of New York where the park is located. The CCAC has endorsed design SNHP-03 featuring a close-up depiction […]
2015 Bombay Hook National Park Quarter launch ceremony at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
September 24, 2015 – 7:09 am
The new Bombay Hook quarter was released September 14th. On Sept. 18th, the official launch ceremony took place at the visitor center in Smyrna, Delaware.
Saratoga Historical Park is featured 30th in National Park Quarter Series
August 31, 2015 – 9:33 am
Saratoga National Historical Park in New York commemorates the site of the first significant American victory of the Revolutionary War. On October 17, 1777, British General John Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to General Horatio Gates of the Continental Army. The Battle of Saratoga is considered the turning point of the American Revolution – renewing […]
Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge quarter design finalized
July 6, 2015 – 7:56 am
In the summer of 2014, the U.S. Mint revealed the final design for Delaware’s Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge quarter. As the fourth release for 2015, this beautiful quarter will feature the Great Blue Heron in the foreground and Egret in the background. The Great Blue Heron can be found year around in the park’s […]
