The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 39, September 11, 2005, Article 15

KANSAS QUARTER LAUNCH CEREMONY

The Kansas quarter was launched with typical fanfare on
September 9th:

"The state quarter was released into circulation this morning
at the Kansas State Fair.

The celebration included Gov. Kathleen Sebelius arriving
by stage coach, a Native American dancing and cowboys singing."

"David Lebryk, acting director of the United States Mint, told
an audience in the fair's grandstand that up to 650 million Kansas
quarters will go into circulation during the next 10 weeks.

Sebelius , wearing a bright red western cowboy shirt, accepted
the official Kansas commemorative quarter sets from Lebryk
and told fairgoers a portion of all commemorative items sold
today would go toward helping children who were victims of
Hurricane Katrina."

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The Morning Sun of Pittsburg, Kansas published an article
about a local man who helped with the coin's design:

"Kansas' newly minted Kansas quarter will be unveiled by
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius today at the state fair in Hutchinson.
And Pittsburg resident Dave Sorrick will be there to see it.

Sorrick has served on the Kansas Quarter Launch Committee f
or the past several months and is a representative of the Kansas
Coin Commission. He said he feels fortunate to be a part of the
34th 25-cent piece issued through the U.S. Mint's 50 State
Quarters program.

"It's been the chance of a lifetime," Sorrick said. "I love coin
collecting. It's been a good advocation for me."

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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