The Mint in 2020.....Mama Samoan fruit bat and her baby on a U.S. quarter....Bat coin!!!!
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Comments are most welcome here as we look ahead to a new Mint issue for 2020.
My comment? "Speechless."
****Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh: BAT COIN!****
By Hannah Gold, The Cut
Quarters! Great for the laundromat, fun to polish, 25 pennies, gotta love quarters.
Now there’s something else to love about them: bats. Come February 3, a mama Samoan fruit bat and her baby will grace some special-edition U.S. quarters as part of the Federal Reserve’s “America the Beautiful Quarters Program.” The baby — or “pup” — will be hanging upside down from in its mother’s pouch — or right side up, depending on how you look at it.
According to the New York Daily News, the words “NATIONAL PARK” and “AMERICAN SAMOA” are emblazoned on the outer edge of the coin’s non-bat side, accompanied by an inscription that reads “2020.” But don’t worry, the coin will have “E PLURIBUS UNUM” on it, too, for all the die-hard fans of the classic U.S. quarter out there.
U.S. Mint wrote in a statement that the coin is meant to bring awareness to the fruit bat, specifically “the species’ threatened status due to habitat loss and commercial hunting.” It also notes, “The National Park of the American Samoa is the only park in the United States that is home to the Samoan fruit bat.”
Of course, bat coins function in circulation just like any other coins. But as a matter of principle, the proper use of the bat coin is purchasing an item exclusively in bat coins. Don’t let the numismatists fool you into thinking this is some precious, individual collectible. The demonstrative power of the bat coin is only truly unlocked when you pour a small sack of them onto the counter of a Williamsburg coffee shop to pay for your $8 coffee.
https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/a-very-cute-bat-will-start-appearing-on-u-s-quarters-soon.html
Comments
I would like to see this Bat family minted in Palladium. With a Bat Eagle on the other side.
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I have not been a fan of modern issue quarters and the never ending commercialization of the program.... However, I will get one or two of these.... I like bats (often see them in caves when I am exploring)....Never saw a live fruit bat though... Cheers, RickO
Do they still make the 5 ounce pucks? If so I expect a sell-out for this one.
Nice!
Love hearing this side of RickO. Maybe I should open my eyes more.
5oz pucks are available Feb. 6th.
$35.65/oz......are they worth 100% over spot?
If you really want the bat coin they are. You buy what you like.
But the bullion versions will be cheaper, correct?
Who hunts fruit bats? Do fruit bats taste like chicken? Bat on a stick, corn bat? Peace Roy
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I went hiking once in a national park in Australia and there must’ve been thousands of these things in the trees. It was really cool.
Definitely put me down for a puck as well and I do expect to sell out as well..
Looks like a bear batt
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/publishedset/209923
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/quarters/washington-quarters-major-sets/washington-quarters-date-set-circulation-strikes-1932-present/album/209923
Might taste good with big bubbas bbq sauce and some pepper
Cross post from the other Bat Coin thread.
Bat Rescue in Australia is also gaining popularity on YouTube. Good work these rescuers are doing even before the fires.
Baby Bats & Buddies of Australia
https://youtube.com/channel/UCQegvjUHvz-ZcrU1UxP9Hdg
Megabattie
https://youtube.com/user/megpiefaerie01
Batzilla the Bat
https://youtube.com/channel/UChalKOKFNdPgcheruAamx6Q
I've been following these YouTubers for a couple months now. If you like bats these are worth a watch. Like cat and dog rescue videos there are some heart warming moments as the wonderful animals are cared for till their release back into the wild. I've learned a lot about how bats live and the perils of their habitat in proximity to humans.
Such a cute critter.
Not bats, Koalas. The fires are hitting them hard. Thanks to these rescuers.
https://twitter.com/dodo/status/1216049633161629696
Hope to see some DMPL in this round.
One more Koala video. Forgive me for going off topic of this thread but this is a real heart tugging moment.
Thankful koala holds kind man’s hand
https://twitter.com/backt0nature/status/1216356509531111429