United States Quarters National Parks

National park quarters national park quarters officially known as america the beautiful quarters were minted by the united states mint from 2010 up until at least 2021 u s.

United states quarters national parks. Following up on the wild success of america s 1999 2008 statehood quarter program and one year d c. 2020 marks the eleventh year of the program and features the next five quarters. Quarters will be issued with reverse designs commemorating national parks and sites in the order of which that park or site was deemed a national site. Since 2010 the u s.

The 12 year initiative includes 56 quarters featuring reverse designs depicting some of our most cherished national parks and other national sites. The quarters from three different states will depict parks or sites that were previously portrayed on the state quarters grand canyon in arizona yosemite in california and mount rushmore in south dakota. National parks and other national sites as part of the united states mint america the beautiful quarters program. The united states mint will issue these quarters in the order in which the honored site was first.

The united states has 62 protected areas known as national parks that are operated by the national park service an agency of the department of the interior national parks must be established by an act of the united states congress a bill creating the first national park yellowstone was signed into law by president ulysses s. Mint has issued 56 quarter dollar coins that feature designs which depict national parks and other national sites as part of its america the beautiful quarters program. Territories quarters program the u s. Grant in 1872 followed by mackinac national park in 1875.

National park quarters celebrating the beauty of america. Featuring unique new reverse designs that celebrate the majesty of our nation s most beautiful and historic locations these. Each coin in the series features a common obverse with the 1932 portrait of george washington and a one year only reverse design. Mint introduced the national park quarter series in 2010.

While many people begin by collecting one coin of each design others like to assemble complete uncirculated sets with coins from both the philadelphia and denver mints. State quarters offers all us mint national park quarters to date and will continue to provide our valued collectors with upcoming national state park quarters. In 2010 the united states mint began issuing 56 quarter dollar coins featuring designs depicting national parks and other national sites as part of the united states mint america the beautiful quarters program. Mint launched the america the beautiful quarters program in 2010.