2014-S Great Sand Dunes National Park Quarter 100-Coin Bag – San Francisco Mint

SKU# OKGD3E

2014-S Great Sand Dunes National Park Quarter 100-Coin Bag – San Francisco Mint

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Description

These are circulating quality coins (“business strike”) minted on the main production floor of the San Francisco Mint and bearing the “S” mint mark.  “S” mint mark America the Beautiful quarters are minted for the numismatic market (collectors and investors).  Though these are legal tender coins of circulating quality, America the Beautiful coins from the San Francisco Mint are never released into circulation.

All of these 100-coin mint bags are still sealed in protective white mint boxes, as shown in photo.  These boxes are all date stamped “07/29/14”.  The time stamps on these boxes range from “11:32:49” to “11:39:07”.

The Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter is the fourth of 2014 and the 24th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.  Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has the tallest dunes in North America as the centerpiece of the site’s diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra.  These can be experienced through hiking, sand sledding, splashing in Medano Creek and watching wildlife.   The Great Sand Dunes National Park was first established as a national site on March 17, 1932.

The reverse design features a father and son playing in the sand next to the creek bed.  The distinctive mountains and sand dunes are featured in the background.  Inscriptions are GREAT SAND DUNES, COLORADO, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM.  Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.

Program

The United States Mint launched the America the Beautiful Quarters Program in 2010. The 12-year initiative includes 56 quarters featuring reverse designs depicting some of our most cherished national parks and other national sites. The United States Mint will issue five new quarter designs per year, with one final design in 2021.

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2014 Scarlet Tanager 25-cent Color Specimen Last in Birds of Canada Series

SKU# OK130582E

2014 Scarlet Tanager 25-cent Color Specimen Last in Birds of Canada Series

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Specifications

Maximum Mintage – 17,500

Composition - cupronickel

Finish - specimen

Diameter (mm) - 35

Edge - plain

Certificate - serialized

Face value - 25 cents

Artists - Pierre Leduc (reverse), Susanna Blunt (obverse)

                        

Description

The glorious scarlet tanager is one of the easiest birds to identify across the mixed forests of eastern Canada. The male is especially impressive with its striking scarlet body, black wings and black tail. The females are yellow-green with grey-black wings.

This beautiful bird changes color for its winter migration to South America. The male's late-summer molt results in a significant transformation as he trades his crimson plumage for the same olive-yellow tint as the female, but keeps his black wings and tail.

The scarlet tanager builds its nests in the forest canopy, on the upper and outermost branches of oaks, beech, hemlocks, and occasionally poplar and birch. This pretty songbird prefers fairly large forests with lots of large trees, but Canadians can occasionally catch a glimpse of the scarlet tanager's red or yellow feathers in backyard gardens or parks during spring and fall migration.

A beautiful gift for people who love birds, natural imagery, exquisite natural artwork, and Canadian themes.

Special features:

·        The 14th and last coin in the Royal Canadian Mint's renowned Birds of Canada series. This painted coin beautifully portrays the gorgeous coloring and feather detail of the elusive scarlet tanager.

·        The coin's vivid color and minute detailing in multiple finishes showcases the unmatched talent of Royal Canadian Mint engraving art and coin-making technology.

·        Features an original image painted by Canadian nature artist Pierre Leduc.

·        An excellent addition to any nature-focused or Canadiana collection.

·        A beautiful gift for people who love birds, natural imagery, exquisite natural artwork, and Canadian themes.

Design:

This stunning coin features a full-body color portrait of a male scarlet tanager lifting off from a bough of bright green oak leaves, as it spreads its wings and tail-feathers to stunning effect. The intense red coloring of its small, round body is intensified by the shiny blue-black of its wings and tail. Its small beak and bright black eyes seem to be fixed on invisible prey hovering just beyond the coin's right edge. The bird's glinting feathers and the delicately textured oak leaves are rendered in exquisite detail.

Packaging:

Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clam-shell with black beauty box.

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