National Park Quarters Folder

There are certain areas I travel to where I rarely see these quarters too - for instance New York City. Here in southern California though I am always getting them in change almost every time.

 

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I was in southern Cal last week and saw them in my change frequently. Here in south Florida I have been receiving them frequently also. I would say it became more frequent over the last year. Prior to that it was not a common thing.

 

My younger son and I "coin roll hunt" for ATB quarters. Last year we would buy $30 in quarters (3 rolls, big spenders here) and get 1 or 2 ATB quarters and that was it. This year we've started to see between 8 and 10 for the same amount. The state quarters seem to be the largest share, followed by eagles, with ATB very much in third place.

 

I never really liked these cardboard coin books. I had one previously, and the quarters either fell out of the slots, or they fell behind the slots and got trapped within the book itself and I had to cut it open just to get them out. Mine have just been in a ziploc bag ever since really.

I've been seeing more of the state parks in the change lately, so have gotten I think at least half of them.

 

Found a P White Mountain at a Korean Market here in SoCal. A bit roughed up but it still fits in the hole.

Update...

Still missing the following ATB Quarters in P & D from pocket change...

P - Hot Springs
D - Grand Canyon
P - El Yunque
P - Chaco Culture
D - Acadia
P - White Mountain
P - Fort McHenry
P - Mount Rushmore
P,D - Great Sand Dunes
P - Everglades

 

Wow, I must have at least a dozen Mount Rushmore P's! Trade you for a District of Columbia D...

 

I don't know what it is about the ATB quarters, but I like the designs on them much better than the state quarters. I know the artists\states for the statehood set pretty much had free range on the desgins, so you have a huge difference in designs, but, for me, I think the way the ATB park reverse is framed is one of the biggest improvements on the series design. I like the wide circular frame with the incused lettering around it and then the bottom of the circular frame where the date is and they way the frame is flattened at the top. This seems to tie the series together in a way. Makes them all look uniform to some degree, but the designs are still unique.

 

And miss out on the thrill of the hunt?! No thanks!

 

Found a D Great Sand Dunes in change today here in SoCal.

Update...

Still missing the following ATB Quarters in P & D from pocket change...

P - Hot Springs
D - Grand Canyon
P - El Yunque
P - Chaco Culture
D - Acadia
P - White Mountain
P - Fort McHenry
P - Mount Rushmore
P,D - Great Sand Dunes
P - Everglades

 

You nailed it. The frame on the back ties them together and gives the whole series some uniformity. I agree that it's a nice looking series!

 

I'd be interested to see how many of these places people have actually visited.

Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
Great Smoky Mtns.
Arches

That's it! Jeebus I need to get out more!

 

Gettysburg is the only one I have visited, so you are way ahead of me, bdunnse!

 

Great question! I have visited:

Hot Springs
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Vicksburg
Denali
Great Smokey Mountains
Arches
Great Sand Dunes

This summer I plan to add Yosemite, Glacier and Mount Rushmore to that list.

 

I have been to...

Grand Canyon
Great Smokey Mountains

 

Found a P Fort McHenry in change today. Pretty rough shape but still fits in the hole!

Update...

Still missing the following ATB Quarters in P & D from pocket change...

P - Hot Springs
D - Grand Canyon
P - El Yunque
P - Chaco Culture
D - Acadia
P - White Mountain
P - Fort McHenry
P - Mount Rushmore
P,D - Great Sand Dunes
P - Everglades

 

Found a 2015-D Homestead today (finally!).

 

The only hole I filled in the last six months was Homestead-D.

Don't forget about the S-Mint Business Strikes. You won't find them in circulation, so you'll have to buy them. They are supper low mintage compared to the P's & D's, yet they are super cheap right now. Some album makers say they'll issue an S-Mint page for these when the series ends.

 

My current folder doesn't have the S-holes so I haven't worried about them, but good suggestion to maybe start stashing them in the event a future folder has them.

 

I've been to Yellowstone (wouldn't go back either) and a park in North Dakota I believe (can't remember the name)

 

I found an Arches-D in circulation on Saturday. I ran the kitchen for a church event and went through the till at the end of the day.