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U.S. Mint to Issue America the Beautiful Quarters

Beginning in 2010, coin collectors will be able to collect a series of 56 new quarters that will depict national sites in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The mint worked with state officials to select the sites and collaborated with the U.S. Park Service, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The first five quarters in the series will depict:

- Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas

- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

- Yosemite National Park, California

- Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

- Mt. Hood National Forest, Oregon

Get the release dates for all 56 quarters on the United States Mint website.

Quiz Your Noodle and find out how much you know about the national parks.