2010 (D) Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas)

The first coin to be issued in the America the Beautiful Quarters™ Program, which began in 2010, is the Hot Springs National Park Quarter and was released into circulation on 19^th  April 2010.

This 2010 Hot Spring National Park quarter is minted at the United States Mint at Denver and has never been placed into circulation.

Hot Springs, located in the state of Arkansas, has the distinction of being the first land set aside by the federal government for public use. That occurred on 20^th April 1832.

The design for the reverse of the coin was selected by US Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner after receiving recommendations from US Mint Director Ed Moy. The Mint made the design announcement on 24^th March 2010.

The quarter’s reverse features the park’s headquarters building with the National Park Service emblem to the right — all are in the background. The park’s fountain is in the foreground. Inscriptions include HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS, 2010 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. The reverse was designed by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart and sculpted by Sculptor-Engraver Joseph Menna.