The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 42, October 21, 2007, Article 20

UTAH STATE QUARTER STRIKING CEREMONY

There were several newspaper reports this week on the
Denver Mint striking ceremonies for the new Utah quarter:

"Dozens of Utahns were all smiles Monday at the U.S. Mint
as the official Utah quarter was available for public viewing
for the first time. Lawmakers and state officials handled
the still-warm quarters as they poured out of the coining
press and each person, with a quick push of a button,
ceremonially struck their own piece of history.

"'Can you believe it?' Rep. Sheryl Allen, R-Bountiful,
asked happily. 'I got to make a quarter.'

"Unfortunately, Mint officials retrieved the coins as
quickly as they were made, as the quarter won't be officially
launched into circulation until Nov. 5. Production of the
quarter began a week before today's ceremonial striking.

"Bruce Griggs, president of the Utah Numismatic Society,
was also on hand in Denver to take part in the ceremony.

"'I just can't believe I'm here,' Griggs said. 'It's a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for someone to witness a
first strike of any coin,' let alone one that celebrates
your own home state, he said.

"The demand for Utah quarters is definitely there, said
state Sen. Kevin Van Tassell, R-Vernal, who drove from
Vernal to attend the Monday event. Van Tassell is manager
of the Vernal Zions Bank office, and said he's been getting
inquiries about the state coin for some time.

"'I've never seen people so excited about something,' he
said. 'I took calls last week, 'Are the Utah quarters in yet?' "

To read the complete Deseret News article, see: Full Story

To read a related Denver Post article, see: Full Story

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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