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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 6, February 11, 2018, Article 11

PICTURED ROCKS QUARTER LAUNCHED

If I were a real reporter I'd go to some of these events - they look like fun. Launch events for new coins are one of the greatest things the U.S. Mint does; they are rare opportunities to interact with the users of their product, the American public. Here's a press release for the latest event with selected photos from the Mint's gallery. -Editor

2018 Pictured Rocks quarter obverse 2018 Pictured Rocks quarter reverse

The United States Mint (Mint) joined the National Park Service (NPS) today to celebrate the release of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program coin honoring Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan. The coin is the first of five America the Beautiful Quarters to be issued in 2018, and the 41st release in the series.

The reverse (tails) of the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore quarter depicts Chapel Rock and the white pine tree that grows atop it. Inscriptions are “PICTURED ROCKS,” “MICHIGAN,” “2018,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”

“This new coin not only reflects one of the many unique features of the longest freshwater coastline in the United States, but also the breathtaking natural beauty of the state,” said Marc Landry, a Michigan native and Acting Associate Director of the Mint’s Numismatic and Bullion Directorate.

Pictured Rocks quarter launch audience

Below is a photo of designer Paul Balan and his family. -Editor

PicturedRocks Quarter artist with family More than 450 schoolchildren, along with local residents, gathered in the Mather Elementary School auditorium for the ceremony, led by Katherine Reynolds, Executive Director of the Greater Munising Bay Partnership for Commerce Development, the Alger County Chamber of Commerce and the Munising Downtown Development Authority. Additional ceremony participants included Timothy Williams, Deputy Director of External Affairs at the Department of the Interior, on behalf of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke; Jay Gage, Upper Peninsula Regional Manager, on behalf of Senator Debbie Stabenow; Katelyn Rader, Upper Peninsula Regional Coordinator, for Senator Gary Peters; David Horne, Superintendent of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; and the Munising High School Concert Choir, which provided pre- and post-event music. Paul Balan, Mint Artistic Infusion Program designer of the quarter, received special recognition during the ceremony which culminated in an exchange of $10 rolls of newly minted quarters.

Pictured Rocks Quarter first day presentation

Marc Landry, Acting Associate Director of the Numismatic & Bullion Directorate, United States Mint, presents Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore quarters struck on the first day of production to Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Superintendent David Horne

“America's public lands are full of postcard worthy places, like one of Michigan's best kept secrets, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore,” said U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke. “With its awe-inspiring scenery and amazing year-round recreational opportunities, it is a testament that not all of our great public lands are located out West. Whether you want to hunt and fish or bike and kayak, its sandstone cliffs, towering waterfalls, hardwood forest, and miles of beaches offer something for all visitors.”

Authorized by Public Law 110-456 and launched in 2009, the America the Beautiful Quarters Program is a 12-year program that honors 56 national parks and other national sites. Each year until 2020, the public will see five new national sites depicted on the reverses of the America the Beautiful Quarters coins. A final coin will be released in 2021.

The Mint is issuing these quarters in the order in which each honored location was first established as a national site.

Pictured Rocks Quarter coin forum

Pictured Rocks Quarter cake

To read the complete press release, see:
United States Mint Launches 41st America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Coin (http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/02/prweb15181989.htm)

The Mint also produced some great videos about the quarter. The first is an interview with U.S. Mint Sculptor-Engraver Michael Gaudioso. -Editor

Sculptor-Engraver Michael Gaudioso

Sculptor-Engraver Michael Gaudioso discusses his work on the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore coin, the first in the 2018 America the Beautiful Quarters collection.

Pictured Rocks design

To watch the complete videos, see:
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (2018) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlL7xqf8pfc&list=PLoycqRjxZI6Y5A9igJnCtTuDMZhVoyM_9)
Pictured Rocks AtB B-Roll (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmG7xmYQuKw&index=2&list=PLoycqRjxZI6Y5A9igJnCtTuDMZhVoyM_9)



Wayne Homren, Editor

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