(valid until 12/8 at 11:59 pm ET)
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint today announced the release of products featuring the Hot Springs National Park quarter at noon Eastern Time (ET) on April 19, 2010. Available options include a two–roll set priced at $32.95 each and 100–coin bags priced at $35.95 each.
The Hot Springs National Park quarter is the first release in the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program, the United States Mint's new 12–year coin program that will honor 56 national parks and national sites.
The coins contained in the bags and rolls were struck on the main production floors of the United States Mint facilities at Denver and Philadelphia for use in general circulation. The two–roll set includes one roll each of 40 coins–one each bearing the "P" and "D" mint marks–wrapped in distinctive packaging displaying the name of the national park or site, state abbreviation, mint of origin, and "$10," the total value of its contents. Each canvas bag has a tag with the "P" or "D" mint mark, name of the national park or site, state abbreviation, and "$25," the total value of its contents.
The coin's reverse (tails side) design depicts the façade of the Hot Springs National Park headquarters building with a fountain in the foreground. The headquarters was built in the Spanish colonial revival style and completed in 1936. The National Park Service emblem is featured to the right of the door. Inscriptions on the reverse are HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 2010 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. It was designed by United States Mint Sculptor–Engraver Don Everhart and sculpted by Sculptor–Engraver Joseph Menna.
The coin's obverse (heads side) design features the 1932 portrait of George Washington by John Flanagan, which has been restored to bring out subtle details and the beauty of the original model. Inscriptions on the obverse are UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST and QUARTER DOLLAR. Each coin in the series will bear the same obverse design.
Customers may order at the United States Mint's Web site at http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, or at the toll–free number, 1–800–USA–MINT (872–6468). Hearing– and speech–impaired customers may order by calling 1–888–321–MINT (6468).
The United States Mint, created by Congress in 1792, is the Nation's sole manufacturer of legal tender coinage. Its primary mission is to produce an adequate volume of circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and commerce. The United States Mint also produces proof, uncirculated and commemorative coins; Congressional Gold Medals; and silver, gold and platinum bullion coins.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and equal access to United States Mint products, orders placed prior to the official on–sale date and time of April 19, 2010, noon ET, shall not be deemed accepted by the United States Mint and will not be honored. For more information, please review the United States Mint's Frequently Asked Questions, Answer ID #175.
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