2021 United States Mint Proof Set Available March 5
2021 United States Mint Proof Set (product code 21RG) will be available for purchase from the
United States Mint starting on March 5 at noon EST. This year’s set includes the following
San Francisco-minted coins:
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One America the Beautiful Quarters Program Coin honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama in this 2021 Mint Proof Set
This is the final release of the program. Its reverse depicts a
Tuskegee Airman pilot suiting up to join the fight during
World War II with the
Moton Field control tower in the background. The pilot looks upward with pride and confidence as two
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Final Coin in America the Beautiful Quarters Program Available Feb. 8
United States Mint will begin accepting orders for products featuring the 56th and final coin in the
America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The coin honors the
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in
Alabama.
World War II with the
Moton Field control tower in the background. The pilot looks upward with pride and confidence as two
P-51 Mustangs pass overhead. The inscription “THEY FOUGHT TWO WARS” is arced across the top as a reference to the dual battles the Tuskegee Airmen fought – fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home. Inscriptions are “TUSKEGEE AIRMEN,” “ALABAMA,” “2021,” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.”
Final Coin in U. S. Mint America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Available February 8
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Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site Quarter WASHINGTON (PRWEB) February 01, 2021 On February 8, at noon EST, the United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for products featuring the 56th and final coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. The coin honors the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Alabama.
The coin’s reverse (tails) depicts a Tuskegee Airman pilot suiting up to join the fight during World War II with the Moton Field control tower in the background. The pilot looks upward with pride and confidence as two P-51 Mustangs pass overhead. The inscription “THEY FOUGHT TWO WARS” is arced across the top as a reference to the dual battles the Tuskegee Airmen fought – fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home. Inscriptions are “TUSKEGEE AIRMEN,” “ALABAMA,
The Coin Analyst: Have Circulating Commemorative Programs Outlasted Their Welcome?
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major new bill that will create several new series of circulating commemorative quarters and other coins has just become law. Unfortunately, it risks repeating several of the mistakes of other recent coin programs of this type.
In the annals of American numismatics, many circulating coin programs have played a key role in stimulating greater interest in the hobby and increasing the ranks of collectors. This includes, of course, coins such as
Lincoln cents,
Washington quarters, and
Walking Liberty half dollars, among others – sets of which at one time could be started, and in some cases completed, from circulation.