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2014 Great Sand Dunes National Park Quarter released at Mosca, CO

August 12, 2014 – 8:51 am

The new Great Sand Dunes Quarter, the 24th issue of the series, and fourth design for 2014, will soon be in circulation. Coins will be released into general circulation on August 25th. Then, on Thursday, September 4th, the official launch ceremony for the new quarters will take place at the Dunes parking area at the […]

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Great Sand Dunes National Park Quarter design finalized

May 5, 2014 – 11:57 am

In November of 2013, the U.S. Mint revealed the final design for the Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter. As the fourth release for 2014, this beautiful quarter will feature the sand dunes of this Colorado park, along with a mountain in the background, and father and son playing in the sand by the water […]

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Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter candidate designs

April 23, 2014 – 8:55 am

In the fall of 2012, the Citizen’s Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts reviewed five designs for the reverse of the 2014 Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter. All seven designs featured the dunes with mountains in the background. Three of the seven designs showed people enjoying the park’s natural beauty. Humans […]

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4th National Park Quarter of 2014 features Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

April 15, 2014 – 10:21 am

Located in southern Colorado, between the Sangre de Cristo and San Juan Mountains, the Great Sand Dunes is one of America’s newest parks. In 2004, after the addition of 100,000 acres, it became known as Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Now the 24th coin in the National Park quarter series and 4th for […]

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