The Yellowstone National Park Quarter
The Yellowstone National Park quarter is the second of 2010 and the second overall in the America the
Beautiful Quarters® Program. First established as a national site on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National
Park is home to a large variety of wildlife, including grizzly bears, wolves, bison and elk. Preserved
within the park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers.
Designer: Don Everhart
Engraver: Don Everhart
Description: Features the Old Faithful geyser with a mature bull bison in
the foreground. Inscriptions are "YELLOWSTONE", "WYOMING", "2010" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
The Yosemite National Park Quarter
The Yosemite National Park quarter is the third of 2010 and the third overall in the America the Beautiful
Quarters® Program. Yosemite National Park, one of the first wilderness parks in the United States, is best
known for its waterfalls, but within its nearly 1,200 square miles are deep valleys, grand meadows and
ancient giant sequoias. It was first established as a national site on October 1, 1890.
Designer: Joseph Menna
Engraver: Phebe Hemphill
Description: Depicts the iconic El Capitan, which rises more than 3,000
feet above the valley floor and is the largest monolith of granite in the world.
Inscriptions are "YOSEMITE", "CALIFORNIA", "2010" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".