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Forum Dad
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 Designs for Guam Quarter Now OnlineGuam Gov. Felix P. Camacho yesterday released two designs for the Guam quarter prepared by artists of the U.S. Mint as part of the District of Columbia and United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program. Each design can be voted on and the design with the highest amount of votes will be recommended to the U.S. Mint. Votes will be collected until June 14, 2008. "I encourage all residents to take part in the selection process," Camacho said. "The Guam quarter will be a lasting symbol of our heritage and our people." Camacho submitted the two design narratives selected from 59 submissions from the people of Guam. The U.S. Mint has spent the past two months working closely with the Guam Quarter Dollar Program Design Evaluation and Selection Process Task Force in developing the designs that are emblematic of Guam. Final designs for the Guam quarter are expected to be completed by July. A provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 (Section 622 Section 5112 of Title 31 United States Code), signed by President Bush on Dec. 26, 2007, authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a series of circulating commemorative quarter-dollar coins in 2009 with reverse designs emblematic of the U.S. Territories. The image of George Washington as seen on the obverse of the 50 State Quarters coins will remain unchanged. The reverse of each quarter will be distinctly different with images emblematic of the District of Columbia and each of the U.S. territories. (PR) Read Full Story | All Recent News
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't know why I'm not excited by these "Territory" qtrs.
I guess I'm ready for the State Qtr. Program to BE DONE AND OVER WITH !....Yeah it hooked me too, but, I'm getting exhausted with them now!
Any chance those will be a "low mintage" ?....I doubt it, but I'm curious !...and hopeful !
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I too am somewhat excited about these, yet at the same time completely bored. Out of the 50 State Quarters, I only like about 6 different designs. Most reverse designs, I find completely boring. Out of the two Guam designs, I prefer the one on the left. I'm a little tired of seeing either the state or an outline of the state depicted on the quarter (or in this case, a territory). |
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Valued Member
United States
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I hope they chooe the one on the left; It's better than most of the State Quarter designs. Really I think the territory/DC coins should have been put on the half-dollar denomination to differentiate it from the State Quarters program. |
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The U.S. Mint has spent the past two months working closely with the Guam Quarter Dollar Program Design Evaluation and Selection Process Task Force  Oh man...that sure sounds serious! Let's hope that didn't cost us too much. I like the coin on the left, but it resembles designs on Fiji predecimal Shillings and now 50c pieces. The second coin has an educational aspect--I'm sure most American's don't know the outline of Guam. |
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United States
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Man, when are they going to end this thing?
It seems all this marketing is now neverending.
I can't wait for the old design to come back,
or better yet, the original LGF design that was
chosen for 1932.
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Valued Member
United States
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I thought about this topic a while ago but didn't think they would do it. I am glad they are. I can think of only 4 or 5 territories: Guam, USVI, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Saipan. Are there others I am leaving out. They have the potential for cool designs. I agree some of the quarters are boring but they beat the overdone 1932-98 version that I hope never returns. And takes the dime with it. We need more circulating commemoratives like Canada or Australia to keep it interesting. Even some different views on the obverse of historical photos or portraits would help. FDR giving his famous speech or with Churchill. Something along these lines.
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I like the one on the left best.
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I thought about this topic a while ago but didn't think they would do it. I am glad they are. I can think of only 4 or 5 territories: Guam, USVI, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Saipan. It was announced back in December 2007 they were doing this, and discussed on the forum at the time. 2009 will see six quarters: District of Columbia and the five US territories, which you've named, except "Saipan" isn't a territory, it's the main island of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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I have  the left is the better looking coin  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Does anyone know what the order will be? If it were going to be by date of U.S. possession, you would think they would put that date on the quarter. Is it going to be alphabetical? (Although D.C. should go first because it isn't a territory.)
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This is what I found on the US Mint's web site.
The District of Columbia and United States Territories Quarter Program
In 2009, the United States Mint will mint and issue six quarter-dollar coins in honor of the District of Columbia and the five United States Territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These coins will be issued in equal sequential intervals in 2009 in the order listed.
The image of George Washington as seen on the obverse of the 50 State Quarters® coins will remain unchanged. The reverse of each quarter will be distinctly different with images emblematic of the District of Columbia and each of the United States Territories.
Public Law requires the Secretary of the Treasury to approve each reverse design after consulting with the Chief Executive of the District of Columbia or the territory being honored and the Commission of Fine Arts, and after review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. The Design Evaluation and Selection Process provides details on the steps the Secretary and the United States Mint will take to develop and approve the reverse designs in this 2009 series.
These coins will be issued for circulation in quantities to meet the needs of the United States—both for commerce and for collectors. In addition, the Secretary has the authority to mint and issue uncirculated and proof coins, as well as a 90 percent silver version of each coin. These numismatic versions will be included in the United States Mint's annual product offerings.
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