United States Mint Launches American Samoa Quarter In Pago

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 09/04/2009 12:23 pm United States Mint Launches American Samoa Quarter in Pago Pago PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - The United States Mint celebrated the launching of the American Samoa commemorative quarter-dollar coin yesterday at the Samoana High School Gym in Pago Pago, the territory's capital city. United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart and American Samoa Governor Togiola T.A. Tulafono led the celebration of the fourth coin in the 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program. "This beautiful quarter-dollar coin honoring American Samoa's vibrant traditional culture and rugged beauty is a welcome addition to American coinage," Brunhart told the crowd. The reverse (tails side) of the American Samoa quarter, sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Charles L. Vickers, features the ava bowl ("tanoa"), whisk and staff in the foreground, with the shore featured in the background. The ava ceremony is considered the most significant traditional event in the Samoan culture. Inscribed on the coin's reverse are AMERICAN SAMOA and SAMOA MUAMUA LE ATUA, which means "Samoa, God is First." Following the ceremony, Tulafono and Brunhart distributed new American Samoa quarters to children 18 years old and younger to commemorate the event. Adults exchanged their currency for $10 rolls of American Samoa quarters. On Wednesday evening, Brunhart hosted a collector's coin forum, where he discussed United States Mint programs. Audience members shared their ideas about what they would like to see on U.S. coinage in the future. The United States Mint is offering the American Samoa quarter for sale in two-roll sets (40 coins per roll) containing one roll each from the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver, and in bags of 100 and 1,000 coins. To place an order, visit the United States Mint Web site at www.usmint.gov/catalog or call 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). The 2009 American Samoa Quarter Two-Roll Sets and the American Samoa 100-Coin Bags are $32.95 each, and the American Samoa 1,000-Coins Bags are $309.95 each. Free United States Mint lesson plans about the American Samoa quarter may be downloaded here. All Recent News Edited by CCFPress 09/04/2009 12:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Gary Burke Rest in Peace United States 3730 Posts	Posted 09/05/2009 2:00 pm I wonder how long it will take to turn up in circulating coinage? I have found very few of the earlier released territorial quarters. Edited by Gary Burke 09/05/2009 2:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 09/08/2009 10:45 am I have not seen a single Territorial Quarter in circulation. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 09/08/2009 11:30 am If DC is a territory quarter I found 1 of those. Nothing of the others, so you are not the only one noting a paucity of circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/08/2009 1:24 pm God is first on one side and In God We Trust on the other. Wait toill the militant atheists hear about this one. :) Report this Post to the Staff
DNA Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 09/08/2009 7:14 pm Quote: nod2003: "...you are not the only one noting a paucity of circulation." Now even cashiers are noticing the American Samoa-D Quarters, whenever I spend them. Two of the cashiers even bought them out of the drawer in my presence, which hasn't happened before. Normally, even if cashiers 'notice' your coins and put them in the 'extra' drawer slot to keep them separate (which you can see them doing if you observe them carefully), they'll buy them out of the drawer after you leave. Obvious hoarding by cashiers is thwarting my efforts to get at least a few of these Quarters into circulation. ( Hello, Home Depot Self-Checkout Machine! ) Report this Post to the Staff
eaglefoot Pillar of the Community United States 6326 Posts	Posted 09/09/2009 08:54 am I got one in "pocket change" yesterday ! Report this Post to the Staff
yotie Pillar of the Community United States 3077 Posts	Posted 09/11/2009 11:29 am i got 2 in change at McD'S Report this Post to the Staff
TheForce Pillar of the Community United States 4867 Posts	Posted 09/11/2009 11:34 am I have gotten 3 American Samoa quarters recently in change. One went right to a flip. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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