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The Shawnee National Park quarter was just released and is already in circulation. You have seen this quarter around, and if you have, that means that you have seen the newest minted quarter type in the world.
This coin features a hawk flying over an intricately designed rock formation with closely imprinted rocks. The grain and bushes on the bottom represent the farming in Illinois. On the front it shows the new version of George Washington. New looks on his face feature more detail in his neck and hair, and more noticeable imprintation details on his face all add up to make up a better design for a modern coin.
Overall, this coin was greatly designed and has an amazing array of details. I really like this coin, but it is just one of the 54 National Park quarters that will be made. Each one is an incredible piece of art, but if you don’t look into it and research each little part of it, the whole story doesn’t come across.
All of the National Park quarters in this series are an amazing piece of art, just as breathtaking as the Mona Lisa. Anyway, there are more of these coming out very soon, and you should keep watching the PFMS Times for updates on new coins being released.
The new Cumberland Gap quarter is here! The next quarter in the National park series that will be releasing 4 quarters every year until 2021 releases the Cumberland Gap quarter.
The design is quite simple but effective. In this quarter, all of the detail is forced into one place and it draws all of the attention where it is supposed to be. Now, Cumberland Gap is a mountain pass through the Cumberland Mountains, which allowed many people to travel west through the Appalachian Mountains easily. This mountain pass was a huge impact on America and it’s westward expansion, so it was made into a national park in 1940.
It is considered the first gateway to the west, along with the Gateway arch (although the Gateway arch isn’t the first gateway to the west).
The coins reverse (back) depicts a highly detailed frontiersman with a rifle, and shows the Cumberland Mountains in the background. You also have the usual National Park type of George Washington.
Otherwise, the coin is quite passive and doesn’t really catch the eye. But, even though this quarter isn’t going to stop you in your tracks and make you admire how beautiful it is, it still is an amazing piece of art.