The America the Beautiful Quarters® Program designs for 2018 have been unveiled!

Kudbegud · August 1, 2017 12:58PM

Announced at ANA Denver. Not on the mint press release page yet but the topics for each is described here:
parkquarters.com/2018-national-park-quarters

Kudbegud · August 1, 2017 1:15PM

Press release up now
https://usmint.gov/news/press-releases/united-states-mint-reveals-final-america-the-beautiful-quarters-program-coin-designs-for-2018

Kudbegud · August 1, 2017 1:18PM

Larger drawing off of Twitter

TurboSnail · August 1, 2017 1:25PM

They are beautiful and worthy of any collection.

291fifth · August 1, 2017 1:34PM

Hasn't the subject of the Michigan coin been changed from the original announcement? I thought it was going to be Isle Royal (the eye of the wolf in Lake Superior).

bigmarty58 · August 1, 2017 2:07PM

They have gone to the birds...

Kudbegud · August 1, 2017 2:34PM

I noticed that too.

TurboSnail · August 1, 2017 2:44PM

@bigmarty58 said:
They have gone to the birds...

Bird is one of the most popular collectible themes among collectors of all type since civilization. I won't be surprise that collectors from all over the world step in if this pattern continue.

koynekwest · August 1, 2017 3:04PM

Nice designs-one and all.

BillDugan1959 · August 1, 2017 3:09PM

For years and years, It has been killing people at the U.S. Mint not to copy the Canadian Loonie dollar coin. Now they've finally done it.

DBSTrader2 · August 1, 2017 5:46PM

Nice designs, but there seem to be way too many rocks & lakes & birds............ need a bit more originality, in my estimation. Of course, I'll still have to go after them to keep our collections up-to-date........

DBSTrader2 · August 1, 2017 5:48PM

"For years and years, It has been killing people at the U.S. Mint not to copy the Canadian Loonie dollar coin. Now they've finally done it."

Sure would look nice as the next golden dollar coin! Just sayin' !

BackroadJunkie · August 2, 2017 6:32AM

@DBSTrader2 said:
"For years and years, It has been killing people at the U.S. Mint not to copy the Canadian Loonie dollar coin. Now they've finally done it."

Sure would look nice as the next golden dollar coin! Just sayin' !

They should have put a beaver on the Voyageurs coin. Beaver is one of the reasons why the border lakes were travelled so heavily. (Before they mined iron there.)

We have plenty of birds on coins, how many beavers?

BackroadJunkie · August 2, 2017 6:34AM

@DBSTrader2 said:
Nice designs, but there seem to be way too many rocks & lakes & birds............ need a bit more originality, in my estimation.

What else do you think they have in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan that can go on an ATB coin?

brg5658 · August 2, 2017 7:22AM

@BillDugan1959 said:
For years and years, It has been killing people at the U.S. Mint not to copy the Canadian Loonie dollar coin. Now they've finally done it.

The common loon is the state bird of Minnesota, so I don't think it's out of place here.

<-Insert some mosquito "state bird" joke here->

BackroadJunkie · August 2, 2017 7:30AM

@brg5658 said:

@BillDugan1959 said:
For years and years, It has been killing people at the U.S. Mint not to copy the Canadian Loonie dollar coin. Now they've finally done it.

The common loon is the state bird of Minnesota, so I don't think it's out of place here.

A loon was on the Minnesota 50SQ. Beavers. Beavers would have been good. Maybe a muskie or a walleye...

<-Insert some mosquito "state bird" joke here->

I used to have a t-shirt with that joke on it. Go up to the BWCAW in May/June, and you'll understand why...

BillDugan1959 · August 2, 2017 7:31AM

On the original design for the Minnesota State Quarter, there was both a canoe with two men in it as well as a loonie - both clear references to the Canadian dollar designs - and there was no State outline. The canoe and the loonie were rather larger without the State outline.

However, the canoe had only one paddler, and the other man was standing up, with a fishing pole! When it was pointed out that standing up and fishing in a canoe was borderline ludicrous, the design got considerably reworked.

This is why I say that the Mint has been wanting to do a copy of the Canadian loonie design for years and years. The Minnesota quarter has most of the elements of the proposed 2018 quarter already, just smaller.

Perhaps there is nothing new under the sun, but the but the U.S. Mint is obviously bereft of new design ideas.

Hydrant · August 2, 2017 8:56AM

Putting birds on coins avoids problems. Think about it. If a duck is on a coin the hawks will not complain about why hawks are not depicted. Likewise, crows could care less if a dove is on a coin. Sparrows would have no problem with hummingbirds on coins. Putting people on coins these days can be quite touchy and controversial. People types enjoy complaining about other people types. Birds on coins is the safe way to go. It avoids all the PC nonsense.

Twobitcollector · August 2, 2017 9:33AM

Looks like the bird is the word
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Gc4QTqslN4

PRECIOUSMENTAL · August 2, 2017 9:36AM

That song would have been effective at Gitmo.

DBSTrader2 · August 2, 2017 10:01AM

I actually like the Minnesota coin, but worry the multi-shaded neck of the loon will lose something in translation to the actual coin. And as far as the GA design is concerned, are they allowed to have anything (wing-tip) protruding out into the outer ring, or will that be re-worked/cut?