Kisatchie National Forest Quarter Launch Ceremony April 22

The following is a release from the US Mint
Join officials from the United States Mint and the United States Forest Service for the official launch of the quarter honoring Kisatchie National Forest in Louisiana Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). The ceremony will take place at the Alexandria Riverfront Center in downtown Alexandria. Highlights of the free event include a coin exchange where the public can trade their cash for $10 rolls of new Kisatchie National Forest quarters.



WHO

Tom Tidwell, Chief of the United States Forest Service
B.B. Craig, Associate Director for Environment, Safety and Health, United States Mint
Tony Tooke, Regional Forester, United States Forest Service
Eddie Taylor, Supervisor, Kisatchie National Forest

WHEN

10 a.m. CDT, Wednesday, April 22, 2015

WHERE

Alexandria Riverfront Center
707 Main Street
Alexandria, LA 71302

Coin Forum
The evening before the launch ceremony--Tuesday, April 21, at 6 p.m. (CDT)--the United States Mint will host a coin forum at the Kent Plantation House, 3601 Bayou Rapides Road, Alexandria, LA 71303. The coin forum is an opportunity for the public to express their views about future coinage, and to learn about upcoming United States Mint coin programs and initiatives.

The Kisatchie National Forest quarter is the 27th release in the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters® Program, a 12-year initiative to honor 56 national parks and other national sites authorized by Public Law 110-456. Each year, the public will see five new national sites depicted on the reverse (tails side) of the America the Beautiful Quarters. The United States Mint is issuing these quarters in the order in which the national sites were officially established.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

A digital image of the Kisatchie National Forest quarter is available at http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?ac...TheBeautiful
Information about Kisatchie National Forest is available at http://www.fs.usda.gov/kisatchie
Additional information about the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program is available at http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/atb/
Information about the United States Mint is available at http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/

Product Release Dates and Pricing

4/20/2015 - Kisatchie National Forest Three-Roll Set (P, D, S) $46.95
4/20/2015 - Kisatchie National Forest (LA) Two-Roll Set (P, D) $32.95
4/20/2015 - Kisatchie National Forest (LA) Roll (S)            $18.95
4/20/2015 - Kisatchie National Forest (LA) 100-Coin Bag (P)    $34.95
4/20/2015 - Kisatchie National Forest (LA) 100-Coin Bag (D)    $34.95
4/20/2015 - Kisatchie National Forest (LA) 100-Coin Bag (S)    $34.95