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Phebe Hemphill

December 18, 2023 - Medallic Artist Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts graduate Phebe Hemphill studied for three years with sculptor EvAngelos Frudakis in Philadelphia. In 1987, she joined the sculpture department at the Franklin Mint and, for the next 15 years, worked on...

Joseph Menna

December 18, 2023 - Chief Engraver Joseph Menna became the 14th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint in February 2019. Menna joined the Mint in 2005, and has over three decades of professional experience and classical training. He was the first full-time artist...

Justin Kunz

March 1, 2024 - Artistic Infusion Program Designer Justin Kunz is a painter, concept artist, illustrator and teacher. He worked in game development studios for more than eleven years, including Disney Interactive and Blizzard Entertainment, where he helped design environments in World of Warcraft...

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Quarter Launch

September 7, 2016 - By Office of Corporate Communications April 27, 2016 Hundreds of historical re-enactors and a large cadre of National Park Service (NPS) rangers converged on the grounds of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park April 9th – 11th for An American Memoir:...

Saratoga Celebrates Its New Quarter

September 6, 2016 - By Office of Corporate Communications November 25, 2015 The small town of Schuylerville, New York, hosted the fifth and final America the Beautiful quarter launch of 2015 on Tuesday, Nov. 17. The ceremonial launch of the Saratoga National Historical Park...

Bombay Hook Quarter Takes Flight

September 7, 2016 - By Debbie Dawson and Sharon McPike September 25, 2015 It was a beautiful sunny day for the launch of the newest America the Beautiful Quarter featuring Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge. The event took place on the grounds of the...

U.S. Mint Launches Blue Ridge Parkway Quarter

September 7, 2016 - by Debbie Dawson and Sharon McPike July 1, 2015 The Blue Ridge Parkway Quarter Launch took place at the Pack Square Park in downtown Asheville, North Carolina on June 25, 2015. The quarter launch marked the halfway point in the...

United States Mint Launches Kisatchie National Forest Quarter

April 18, 2017 - By Sharon McPike May 1, 2015 The Kisatchie National Forest quarter, the 27th coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, made its official debut at the Alexandria Riverfront Center in Alexandria, La., on April 22, 2015. More than 1,500...