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Effigy Mounds Quarter Makes Its Debut

March 27, 2017 - By Office of Corporate Communications February 22, 2017 NASA Astronaut Discusses Effigy Mounds Check out this video from our friends at NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration! Astronaut Peggy Whitson of Iowa recorded this message from the International Space...

Effigy Mounds National Monument Quarter Products Available Feb. 6

February 1, 2017 - WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will offer products featuring the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coin honoring Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa starting on February 6 at noon Eastern Time (ET). The coin’s reverse (tails) design depicts an...

Fort Moultrie (Fort Sumter National Monument) Quarter Launch

November 29, 2016 - By Sharon McPike November 23, 2016 More than 1,000 people, including 300 school children, gathered at Fort Moultrie on Sullivan’s Island in South Carolina to witness the launch of the United States Mint’s newest quarter honoring their state. The Fort...

America the Beautiful Quarter Images

January 22, 2024 - Image Library Download high-resolution images of the America the Beautiful Quarters for use in publications. Read the Mint’s design use policies and other information regarding the use of these images. For more information about the coins, visit the America the...

United States Mint Strikes National Park Service Coin

March 9, 2016 - SAN FRANCISCO – The United States Mint (Mint) opened the doors of its San Francisco facility to the media today for a ceremonial striking of the 2016 National Park Service (NPS) Proof Clad Half Dollar. “Every day, across the Nation,...