Yellowstone Quarter

Coin Information

The 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter will be the second release of the new America the Beautiful Quarter series. Although Yellowstone is known as America's first National Park, it is featured second in the series since the site at Hot Springs was designated as a federal reserve at an earlier date.

The Yellowstone Quarter will have an obverse design featuring a portrait of George Washington. This will be a restored version of the original design by John Flanagan for the 1932 Washington Quarter. The reverse design will feature an image of the geyser known as Old Faithful, with buffalo in the foreground and background of the image. The reverse was designed and sculpted by Don Everhart.

The expected circulation release date for the quarter will be June 1, 2010. This closely trails the previous release date, as a total of five different designs must be released during the year despite the delayed start for the series.

In addition to release into the channels of circulation, the United States Mint will offer circulating quality coins packaged in numismatic bags and rolls. Collectible versions of the coins will be issued in annual sets issued by the United States Mint. Finally, an over-sized 5 ounce silver bullion coin will be issued featuring an exact duplicate design of the quarter.

Coin Specifications

Designer: John Flanagan (obverse), Don Everhart (reverse)
Date: 2010
Mints: Philadelphia (P mint mark), Denver (D mint mark), and San Francisco (S mint mark)
Weight: 5.67 g
Composition: 91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel (clad), 90% silver, 10% copper (silver proof)
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Thickness: 1.75 mm

More Information: America the Beautiful Quarters