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United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program
Announced
56 National Sites to be Honored in New Multi-Year
Initiative
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced the
nation will honor 56 national sites through the United States Mint
America the Beautiful Quarters Program. In 2010, the first year
of the program, the agency will mint commemorative quarter-
dollar coins honoring the 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.
Announced
56 National Sites to be Honored in New Multi-Year
Initiative
WASHINGTON - The United States Mint today announced the
nation will honor 56 national sites through the United States Mint
America the Beautiful Quarters Program. In 2010, the first year
of the program, the agency will mint commemorative quarter-
dollar coins honoring the 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.
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The complete National Site Registry, which lists all 56 sites to be honored under the program, is available at http:
//www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/NSQuartersProgram/?action=siteRegister.
The quarters will be issued sequentially each year, in the order in which the featured site was first established as
a national park or site.
"These new quarters will honor some of our most revered, treasured and beautiful national sites - majestic and
historic places located throughout the United States and its territories that truly make us ‘America the Beautiful,'"
United States Mint Director Ed Moy said. "The designs will help reinvigorate interest in our national parks, forests,
fish and wildlife refuges, and other national sites, as well as educate the public about their importance to us and
our history."
//www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/NSQuartersProgram/?action=siteRegister.
The quarters will be issued sequentially each year, in the order in which the featured site was first established as
a national park or site.
"These new quarters will honor some of our most revered, treasured and beautiful national sites - majestic and
historic places located throughout the United States and its territories that truly make us ‘America the Beautiful,'"
United States Mint Director Ed Moy said. "The designs will help reinvigorate interest in our national parks, forests,
fish and wildlife refuges, and other national sites, as well as educate the public about their importance to us and
our history."
Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner approved the list
of sites recommended by the United States Mint on August 25,
2009, after consultation with the governor or chief executive of
each host jurisdiction and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
"The America the Beautiful series demonstrates our nation's
commitment to the legacy of conservation while celebrating its
natural beauty," said Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios.
"Like other commemorative coins, these quarters will be a
valuable addition to the U.S. Mint's collection."
"Since our Nation's founding, our coins have celebrated
American ideals such as liberty and justice, our rich history and
heritage, and the great Presidents and other leaders who have
of sites recommended by the United States Mint on August 25,
2009, after consultation with the governor or chief executive of
each host jurisdiction and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar.
"The America the Beautiful series demonstrates our nation's
commitment to the legacy of conservation while celebrating its
natural beauty," said Treasurer of the United States Rosie Rios.
"Like other commemorative coins, these quarters will be a
valuable addition to the U.S. Mint's collection."
"Since our Nation's founding, our coins have celebrated
American ideals such as liberty and justice, our rich history and
heritage, and the great Presidents and other leaders who have
guided us," Salazar said. "I am pleased that these new quarters will now celebrate America the Beautiful, the
spectacular natural wonders that are found in our national parks, wildlife refuges and public lands."
"From Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon to White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, America's
landscape is blessed with unmatched beauty," U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who oversees the National
Forest Service, said. "Our national forests are national treasures and honoring them is an important step in
preserving them for future generations."
spectacular natural wonders that are found in our national parks, wildlife refuges and public lands."
"From Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon to White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire, America's
landscape is blessed with unmatched beauty," U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who oversees the National
Forest Service, said. "Our national forests are national treasures and honoring them is an important step in
preserving them for future generations."