The United States Mint will introduce the Yellowstone National Park Quarter to the Nation on Thursday, June 3, at 10:30 a.m. Mountain Time (MT). 

The special ceremony will take place near Old Faithful geyser, which is depicted on the reverse (tails side) of the coin.  The ceremony will also be broadcast live on the web at: http://www.americathebeautifulquarters.gov.

Following the ceremony, the public can exchange their currency for $10 rolls of the Yellowstone National Park Quarter.  Children 18 years and younger will receive a new Yellowstone National Park Quarter to commemorate the event.

WHAT:
Presentation of the Yellowstone National Park America the Beautiful Quarter
and Coin Exchange

WHO:
– Ed Moy, Director, United States Mint
– Suzanne Lewis, Superintendent, Yellowstone National Park
– Paul Schullery, Historian and Author
– Gene Bryan, Member, Wyoming Tourism Board

WHEN:
Thursday, June 3, 2010, 10:30 a.m. (MT)

WHERE:
In front of the Old Faithful Inn
Yellowstone National Park, WY
Note:  In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held at the Old Faithful Lodge Recreation Hall

WEBCAST:
Broadcast live on the web at: http://www.americathebeautifulquarters.gov.
The stream will be available beginning at 10:25 a.m. (MT).

The America the Beautiful Quarters Program, authorized by Public Law
110-456, is a 12-year initiative to honor 56 national parks and other
national sites.  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 will issue these quarters in the order in which the
honored site was first established as a national site.

Additional information about the America the Beautiful Quarters Program can
be found at: http://www.americathebeautifulquarters.gov

Additional information about Yellowstone National Park can be found at:

http://www.nps.gov/yell/index.htm

A digital image of the Yellowstone National Park quarter is available at:

http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/?action=Photo#AmericaTheBeautiful