All of those America the Beautiful quarter dollar coins that have been printed by the mint must have been swallowed up by coin merchants and serious collectors.
I have not seen one single instance of a circulated quarter of this series where I live or where I have visited in the past years. I have traveled to San Antonio, all sorts of places in west Texas and southeast New Mexico, and in Las Vegas. None of these places have I seen these quarters in circulation.
Granted, I haven't seen more than maybe 150 quarters during the past few years in circulation but even the cashiers don't have them. I specifically ask if they have any of those coins and most reply first off, "I didn't know there was a different coin out." Then, they look and ... nothing.
So, I have officially given up on getting a set of American the Beautiful quarters from circulation. I will have to start spending $1.25 or $2.50 or such on coins from dealers. Sigh................
UPDATE: As of May 2012, I have exactly two (2) of the series. Both are circulated and came from my daughter in Virginia. I still have seen zero (0) examples circulating out here.
UPDATE: As of May 2012, I have exactly two (2) of the series. Both are circulated and came from my daughter in Virginia. I still have seen zero (0) examples circulating out here.
Above
image borrowed from and is exclusively owned by the U.S. Mint
(www.usmint.gov). The "America The Beautiful Quarters" is a registered
trademark of the U.S. Mint. All rights belong exclusively to the U.S.
Mint.
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