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Mount Hood National Forest Quarter

April 13, 2017 - The Mount Hood National Forest quarter is the fifth of 2010 and the fifth overall 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,...

Nisei Soldiers of World War II Bronze Medal

June 21, 2022 - This medal is a duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded collectively to the 100th Infantry Battalion (INF BN), 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), and Military Intelligence Service (MIS) of the U.S. Army – also known as Nisei soldiers of...

Hot Springs National Park Quarter

April 13, 2017 - The Hot Springs National Park quarter is the first of 2010 and the first overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Hot Springs National Park, destination of the Dunbar-Hunter Expedition sent by President Thomas Jefferson in 1804, features prehistoric...

Grand Canyon National Park Quarter

April 13, 2017 - The Grand Canyon National Park quarter is the fourth of 2010 and the fourth overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. A powerful and inspiring landscape, the Grand Canyon overwhelms the senses through its immense size of the 277...

Women Airforce Service Pilots Bronze Medal

March 7, 2023 - This medal is a bronze duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal presented to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in recognition of their pioneering military service that led to reform in the U.S. Armed Forces. Congress authorized the medal on...

2009 Native American $1 Coin

November 19, 2021 - The 2009 Native American $1 Coin is based on the theme of agriculture. Spread of Three Sisters Agriculture (1000 A.D.) Maize was domesticated in central Mexico and spread from the southwest through North America, along with symbiotic “Three Sisters” agriculture,...

2016 Native American $1 Coin

November 19, 2021 - The 2016 Native American $1 Coin commemorates the contributions of the Native American Code Talkers in World War I and World War II. It is estimated that more than 12,000 Native Americans served in the U.S. military during World War...

2015 Native American $1 Coin

November 19, 2021 - The 2015 Native American $1 Coin commemorates the contributions of the Kahnawake Mohawk and Mohawk Akwesasne communities to “high iron” construction work and the building of New York City skyscrapers. American Indians have become legendary figures in hazardous occupations. Tribes...

2013 Native American $1 Coin

November 19, 2021 - The 2013 Native American $1 Coin commemorates the Delaware Treaty of 1778. After declaring independence, the United States signed its first formal treaty with an Indian tribe, the Delaware, at Fort Pitt (now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) on September 17, 1778. The...

2012 Native American $1 Coin

November 19, 2021 - The theme for the 2012 Native American $1 Coin is Trade Routes in the 17th Century. Introduction: Trade and Economy American Indians maintained widespread trans-continental, inter-tribal trade for more than a millennium. The Native American trade infrastructure became the channel...