White Mountain National Forest Quarter in 10 days

[Remix]

http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?action=press_release&id=1425

Depicts Mt. Chocorua, the easternmost peak of the Sandwich Range, framed by birch trees. Inscriptions are WHITE MOUNTAIN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 2013 and E PLURIBUS UNUM

I tried the link to actual picture of the new coin but it will not load. Feel free to try

http://www.usmint.gov/downloads/pressroom/ATB/2013_ATB_White_Mountain-Proof.jpg

 

[Mohamed Ellozy]

Loaded slowly, but with no problems, for me. Nice coin

 

[Remix]

Ahh I found a link to buy some. If not appropriate, please delete.

http://catalog.usmint.gov/webapp/wc...tegoriesDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001

 

[Chachie]

This appeals to both the hiker and coin-lover in me. Very neat! Got to get one.

 

[Amicus]

Nicely done, as in showing each of the Three Sisters.

 

[psmart]

Shouldn't there be an "S" on the end of "White Mountain"? Otherwise half the country will be referring to Mount Chocorua as "White Mountain".

Edit: Yes, I know it's meant to honor the "White Mountain National Forest", but the coin reads "White Mountain - New Hampshire", not "White Mountain National Forest."

 

[Driver8]

Nice. Are the doing a series of natural wonder quarters? That would be cool. I'm surprised that they didn't do Mt. Washington and the Presi's, however.

 

[Amicus]

Nice. Are the doing a series of natural wonder quarters?

The "National Park Quarters" - the second States series - started in 2010 and I think NH is the 16th. You can get inexpensive albums to display them in. We've been getting many from the guy who sells me the newspaper every morning.

 

[Tom Rankin]

The "National Park Quarters" - the second States series - started in 2010 and I think NH is the 16th. You can get inexpensive albums to display them in. We've been getting many from the guy who sells me the newspaper every morning.

Technically, it's the "America the Beautiful Quarters"

 

[Mohamed Ellozy]

From the first link in Remix's post:

The United States Mint will join U.S. Forest Service officials and hundreds of local area school-aged children February 21, 2013, to launch the new quarter honoring White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The ceremony will take place at the Hanaway Theatre at Plymouth State University's Silver Center for the Arts. Special guests include Governor Maggie Hassan and representatives from the offices of U.S. Senators Kelly Ayotte and Jeanne Shaheen. Following the ceremony, the public can exchange their currency for $10 rolls of new White Mountain National Forest quarters.

Convenient for me and anyone else living nearby and retired

I may buy a roll, keep a couple, and use the rest as currency.

 

[RoySwkr]

Nice. Are the doing a series of natural wonder quarters? That would be cool. I'm surprised that they didn't do Mt. Washington and the Presi's, however.

The summit of Mt Washington is not owned by the National Forest, and it may be less "beautiful" than Chocorua

I may buy a roll, keep a couple, and use the rest as currency.

If you can pass for a schoolkid I think you get a free quarter

 

[hikingmaineac]

Shouldn't there be an "S" on the end of "White Mountain"? Otherwise half the country will be referring to Mount Chocorua as "White Mountain".

Edit: Yes, I know it's meant to honor the "White Mountain National Forest", but the coin reads "White Mountain - New Hampshire", not "White Mountain National Forest."

I completely agree. What the heck?!

 

[Remix]

I completely agree. What the heck?!

Well I got my rolls from the mint today and the S is definetly not there....

 

[Chachie]

Shouldn't there be an "S" on the end of "White Mountain"? Otherwise half the country will be referring to Mount Chocorua as "White Mountain".

At first this didn't bother me.... But Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park got an "S". So, what the heck US Mint?

 

[RoySwkr]

At first this didn't bother me.... But Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park got an "S". So, what the heck US Mint?

It is White Mountain National Forest (with no S)
http://www.fs.usda.gov/whitemountain

Note that there is no "White Mtn" in NH although there are Whiteface, Whitewall, etc.
http://listsofjohn.com/PeakStats/search.php?textsearch=white&Search=Name&State=NH

 

[Amicus]

It is White Mountain National Forest (with no S)
http://www.fs.usda.gov/whitemountain

True, so I don't think one can reasonably criticize the U.S. Mint. I don't think you can blame Senator Weeks either, since the Weeks Act, as passed in 1911, did not specify the locations to be purchased. While the WMNF was not established until 1918, purchases of parts of it pursuant to the Weeks Act were made as early as 1914, and a 1915 map on the Forest Society's website of Weeks Act purchases bears the caption "White Mountain Region."

 

[RoySwkr]

Look out, Mt. Chocorua!

http://www.concordmonitor.com/search/4740102-95/chocorua-monitor-quarter-2000