Released on June 6, 2005, this is the 33rd coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and the 3rd released in 2005. Oregon, admitted into the Union February 14, 1859, themed the coin, Crater Lake. The reverse design features an image of Oregon's Crater Lake, which is 1,949 feet deep — the deepest lake in the United States. It highlighted an image of a portion of Crater Lake, viewed from the south-southwest rim to include Wizard Island and Watchman and Hillman Peaks in the lake's rim.
Characteristics
The obverse (heads) design features the familiar image of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter since 1932.
The reverse (tails) design features an image of a portion of Crater Lake, including Wizard Island and Watchman and Hillman Peaks in the lake's rim
The 2010 Mount Hood National Forest Quarter is the fifth coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.
Located 20 miles east of Portland, Oregon, which lies in the northern part of the Willamette River Valley, Mount Hood National Forest extends south from the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than 60 miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams, to the Olallie Scenic Area. The forest encompasses more than one million acres. Two of its many highlights are the Timberline Lodge, a national historic landmark in its own right, and the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River. Mount Hood was first established as a national site on September 28, 1893 (Pres. Proc. No. 6; 28 Stat. 1240).
Characteristics
The obverse (heads) design features the familiar image of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter since 1932. It has been restored to bring out subtle details and the beauty of the original.
This reverse (tails) image depicts a view of Mount Hood with Lost Lake in the foreground. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Mount Hood National Forest.
Description
In 1848, the largest single gold rush in history was just getting under way in California. This event soon triggered a mass migration of fortune hunters from around the world. At the outset, much of the California gold was converted to coins by private minters in the San Francisco area. However, supplies of gold were also sent to Philadelphia where it was made into ordinary federal coins.
Smaller quantities of gold made it to various locations including Oregon. Between March and September, 1849, an entity calling itself the Oregon Exchange Company struck $10 and $5 coins, by hand, in Oregon City. Both denominations bore simple designs. Their obverses depicted a beaver, the fur-bearing mammal that had spurred the first interest in the region.
Above the animal, there were initials standing for the last names of the principal players in the operation. The initials O.T. or T.O. (both for Oregon Territory) and the date rounded out the obverse design. For the reverse, the name of the issuing authority and the denomination sufficed. Dies for the coins can still be seen at the Oregon Historical Society headquarters in Portland.
But the life of the Oregon mint was brief. The coiners set their products' weight above federal norms, and most of the Oregon coinage was melted down for profit. The mint ceased operation early in September 1849.
OREGON STATEHOOD CENTENNIAL
1959
Purpose: To celebrate 100th anniversary of Statehood.
Organization: Centennial Commission created by 1955 Legislature with $2,600,000 grant; Members appointed by Governor. Commission directly staged "Exposition and International Trade Fair," Portland; elsewhere assisted local committees in presenting multitude of celebrations and commemorative events.
PENDLETON ROUND-UP DOLLARS
Designed and issued by Umatilla County Numismatic and Philatelic Association. Obverse depicts famous Bucking Horse, trademark of Pendleton Round-up Association; original drawing 1924 by late Wallace Smith, artist and writer of western scene.
OREGON BEAVER DOLLAR
Issued by North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce to defray "expenses of Centennial events...in county"; 20,000 struck; sold for 50 cents. On both obv. and rev., in a center circle, is replica of Beaver $10 gold piece of Oregon Exchange Co. (see same in any complete catalogue of U.S. coins)
LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
1905
PORTLAND, OR
Purpose: To commemorate 100th anniversary of exploration of Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country ("Northwest Expedition") by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Organization: Governor appointed "preliminary" State Commission 1901. "Lewis & Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair" chartered late 1901, capital $500,000; public subscription to stock. Permanent organization effected January 1902, with contraction of name to Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition Co. State granted $500,000; Congress $475,000.
PACIFIC AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
1930
PORTLAND, OR
Medal was issued privately in anticipation of this exposition which never took place at all!
@Creg - You need more sleep (or you were partying way too long) - you skipped a week (along with seven states). Washington is not scheduled until NEXT Saturday, June 27th, lol.
I have no related Classic Silver Commems until next Saturday. See you then, with interesting tidbits!
Steve
A day without fine wine and working on your coin collection is like a day without sunshine!!!
@winesteven said: @Creg - You need more sleep (or you were partying way too long) - you skipped a week (along with seven states). Washington is not scheduled until NEXT Saturday, June 27th, lol.
I have no related Classic Silver Commems until next Saturday. See you then, with interesting tidbits!
@winesteven said: @Creg - You need more sleep (or you were partying way too long) - you skipped a week (along with seven states). Washington is not scheduled until NEXT Saturday, June 27th, lol.
I have no related Classic Silver Commems until next Saturday. See you then, with interesting tidbits!
Steve
It was umm early 😳
No, yeah, the day before. The cent images are in order in my photos, and I thought that it was Washington when I fetched it—double check now. Thanks, Steve.
Edwin Perkins of Hastings invented Kool-Aid in 1927, and is Nebraska's official soft drink.
Union Pacific Railroad
Woodmen of the World, Omaha
World Corn Exposition award
The College World Series is going on now in Omaha.
According to Wikipedia...1909 Lincoln Cent: Indirectly tied to Nebraska because Lincoln, NE, was the very first city to report finding uncirculated samples containing the controversial "V.D.B." initials (designer Victor David Brenner).
Comments
This is the first of the silver commemorative halves I ever bought. Now I just need the 1928 Hawaii for a complete type set.
Also, Sacagawea lived in Oregon for short period.....so here is the 2026 version....
Casual collector slowly building a collection....
Mr_Spud
Released on June 6, 2005, this is the 33rd coin released in the 50 State Quarters Program and the 3rd released in 2005. Oregon, admitted into the Union February 14, 1859, themed the coin, Crater Lake. The reverse design features an image of Oregon's Crater Lake, which is 1,949 feet deep — the deepest lake in the United States. It highlighted an image of a portion of Crater Lake, viewed from the south-southwest rim to include Wizard Island and Watchman and Hillman Peaks in the lake's rim.
Characteristics
The obverse (heads) design features the familiar image of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter since 1932.
The reverse (tails) design features an image of a portion of Crater Lake, including Wizard Island and Watchman and Hillman Peaks in the lake's rim
The 2010 Mount Hood National Forest Quarter is the fifth coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program.
Located 20 miles east of Portland, Oregon, which lies in the northern part of the Willamette River Valley, Mount Hood National Forest extends south from the strikingly beautiful Columbia River Gorge across more than 60 miles of forested mountains, lakes and streams, to the Olallie Scenic Area. The forest encompasses more than one million acres. Two of its many highlights are the Timberline Lodge, a national historic landmark in its own right, and the Clackamas Wild and Scenic River. Mount Hood was first established as a national site on September 28, 1893 (Pres. Proc. No. 6; 28 Stat. 1240).
Characteristics
The obverse (heads) design features the familiar image of George Washington by John Flanagan, used on the quarter since 1932. It has been restored to bring out subtle details and the beauty of the original.
This reverse (tails) image depicts a view of Mount Hood with Lost Lake in the foreground. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Mount Hood National Forest.
these are the proposed design for the oregon innovation dollar
tis gentleman brought us the Simpsons
https://www.si.edu/object/5-dollars-oregon-exchange-company-united-states-1849:nmah_1102305
Description
In 1848, the largest single gold rush in history was just getting under way in California. This event soon triggered a mass migration of fortune hunters from around the world. At the outset, much of the California gold was converted to coins by private minters in the San Francisco area. However, supplies of gold were also sent to Philadelphia where it was made into ordinary federal coins.
Smaller quantities of gold made it to various locations including Oregon. Between March and September, 1849, an entity calling itself the Oregon Exchange Company struck $10 and $5 coins, by hand, in Oregon City. Both denominations bore simple designs. Their obverses depicted a beaver, the fur-bearing mammal that had spurred the first interest in the region.
Above the animal, there were initials standing for the last names of the principal players in the operation. The initials O.T. or T.O. (both for Oregon Territory) and the date rounded out the obverse design. For the reverse, the name of the issuing authority and the denomination sufficed. Dies for the coins can still be seen at the Oregon Historical Society headquarters in Portland.
But the life of the Oregon mint was brief. The coiners set their products' weight above federal norms, and most of the Oregon coinage was melted down for profit. The mint ceased operation early in September 1849.
OREGON STATEHOOD CENTENNIAL
1959
Purpose: To celebrate 100th anniversary of Statehood.
Organization: Centennial Commission created by 1955 Legislature with $2,600,000 grant; Members appointed by Governor. Commission directly staged "Exposition and International Trade Fair," Portland; elsewhere assisted local committees in presenting multitude of celebrations and commemorative events.
PENDLETON ROUND-UP DOLLARS
Designed and issued by Umatilla County Numismatic and Philatelic Association. Obverse depicts famous Bucking Horse, trademark of Pendleton Round-up Association; original drawing 1924 by late Wallace Smith, artist and writer of western scene.
OREGON BEAVER DOLLAR
Issued by North Clackamas County Chamber of Commerce to defray "expenses of Centennial events...in county"; 20,000 struck; sold for 50 cents. On both obv. and rev., in a center circle, is replica of Beaver $10 gold piece of Oregon Exchange Co. (see same in any complete catalogue of U.S. coins)
and MANY more at:
https://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Oregon_Statehood_Centennial.html
LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
1905
PORTLAND, OR
Purpose: To commemorate 100th anniversary of exploration of Louisiana Territory and Oregon Country ("Northwest Expedition") by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
Organization: Governor appointed "preliminary" State Commission 1901. "Lewis & Clark Centennial and American Pacific Exposition and Oriental Fair" chartered late 1901, capital $500,000; public subscription to stock. Permanent organization effected January 1902, with contraction of name to Lewis & Clark Centennial Exposition Co. State granted $500,000; Congress $475,000.
and more: https://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Lewis_and_Clark_Centennial.html
PACIFIC AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
1930
PORTLAND, OR
Medal was issued privately in anticipation of this exposition which never took place at all!
https://www.so-calleddollars.com/Events/Pacific_American_Exposition.html
Friday June 19 - Kansas
The bison is the state symbol of Kansas.
First Pizza Hut restaurant - 1958, Wichita
Cessna Corporation - Wichita 1927
Route 66 is just 13 miles in Kansas.
Inspiration for 'Tow Mater' in the Pixar movie Cars was discovered here at the Kan-O-Tex service station in Galena, KS.
Restored Texaco station in Galena, KS.
1923 Rainbow Bridge, Baxter Springs, KS. It's the last remaining Marsh bridge on the Route.
fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
My mother was born and raised in Cawker City, home of the world's largest ball of twine (or one of them at least)
place holder
holding a place for a future past
Held for no apparent reason 🙂
Saturday June 20 - West Virginia
(@MsMorrisine posted a thread on the West Virginia dollar)
@Creg - You need more sleep (or you were partying way too long) - you skipped a week (along with seven states). Washington is not scheduled until NEXT Saturday, June 27th, lol.
I have no related Classic Silver Commems until next Saturday. See you then, with interesting tidbits!
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
It was umm early 😳
Ill help out and start 👍
@johnny9434 said:
No, yeah, the day before. The cent images are in order in my photos, and I thought that it was Washington when I fetched it—double check now. Thanks, Steve.
Probably already mentioned, I don't see Oklahoma (1907) on the list?
fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
No, unnoticed, thank you.
Will get there 👍
place holder
coming soon to a thread near you
Thx: "Wednesday, July 1, 2026 - Oklahoma"
fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
Sunday June 21 - Nevada
What I know about Nevada comes from prime time television
Bugsy Siegel poker chip - founder of Las Vegas
How ever it works today, hmmmft
66PL
Top 10 Cal Fractional Type Set
successful BST with Ankurj, BigAl, Bullsitter, CommemKing, DCW(7), DesertMoon, Downtown1974, Elmerfusterpuck, Joelewis, Mach1ne, Minuteman810430, Modcrewman, Nankraut, Nederveit2, Philographer(5), Proofcollection, Realgator, Silverpop, SurfinxHI, TomB and Yorkshireman(3)
Thanks for the reminder @calgolddiver that Carson City is in Nevada!
I believe this is my ONLY coin minted in Carson City:
Steve
My collecting “Pride & Joy” is my PCGS Registry Dansco 7070 Set:
https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/type-sets/design-type-sets/complete-dansco-7070-modified-type-set-1796-date/publishedset/213996
Casual collector slowly building a collection....
1891, $10
fka renman95, Sep 2005, 7,000 posts
sigh sigh sigh
I place hold again
Monday June 22 - Nebraska
Edwin Perkins of Hastings invented Kool-Aid in 1927, and is Nebraska's official soft drink.
Union Pacific Railroad
Woodmen of the World, Omaha
World Corn Exposition award
The College World Series is going on now in Omaha.
According to Wikipedia...1909 Lincoln Cent: Indirectly tied to Nebraska because Lincoln, NE, was the very first city to report finding uncirculated samples containing the controversial "V.D.B." initials (designer Victor David Brenner).
Casual collector slowly building a collection....