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Glacier National Park to be featured on new quarter

Here’s a fun little tidbit. From today’s press release . . .

Glacier National Park is pleased to join the United States Mint for the launch of the seventh coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. The ceremony will take place on April 13, 2011 at the Columbia Falls High School Gymnasium at 1:00pm, and the public is invited to attend. At the ceremony, B. B. Craig, Associate Director of Sales and Marketing, United States Mint and Chas Cartwright, Superintendent of Glacier National Park will be joined by dignitaries, and their representatives, from throughout the state of Montana. Following brief remarks, a coin exchange will take place where the public can swap their currency for $10 rolls of the new Glacier National Park quarters. All children 18 and under will receive a free quarter.

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