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The E-Sylum: Volume 17, Number 25, June 15, 2014, Article 24
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ARCHES NATIONAL PARK QUARTER LAUNCH CEREMONY

There are lots of U.S. Mint coin launch ceremonies, and we don't cover them all. But here's an item from Rhonda Kay on CoinNews.net that nicely assembles U.S. Mint press release information and photos about the recent launch in Utah of the Arches National Park Quarter. I'd rather have a local newspaper account of events, but couldn't find one. -Editor

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Arches National Park Quarters were ceremoniously introduced on Friday, June 6, three days before they launched into circulation and went on sale in United States Mint roll and bag products.

Arches-National-Park-Quarter Co-hosted by the National Park Service and U.S. Mint, the launch ceremony drew an estimated crowd of 400 people, including 40 school-aged children, and the coin exchange that followed saw about $20,000 in quarters swapped for cash. In addition, roughly four dozen collectors and coin enthusiasts attended a U.S. Mint coin forum held on the evening prior to the ceremony.

Friday’s event took place at Arches National Park Visitor Center. Speakers included Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox, Arches National Park Superintendent Kate Cannon, and United States Mint Deputy Director Richard A. Peterson. Moab’s Mayor Dave Sakrison served as master of ceremonies.

Nice weather and a great outdoor setting for the ceremony. Donna Weaver did a fine job with the design. It's not her fault that the monument reminds me of The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. -Editor

To read the complete article, see: Arches National Park Quarter Launch Ceremony Highlights (www.coinnews.net/2014/06/10/arches-national-park-quarter-launch-ceremony-highlights/)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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