2010 Hot Springs National Park Silver Coin Recommendations

As companions to next year’s America the Beautiful Quarters, the United States Mint will strike "duplicate" silver bullion versions in .999 fine silver that are three inches in diameter and weigh five ounces.

First up for release is the Arkansas 2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter. But reverse designs for all of the 2010 coins honoring national parks and national sites have already been created and submitted by the US Mint for review.

As part of the design selection process, four coin design candidates for Hot Springs National Park were provided to two organization for input. The first of these is a relatively new body called the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC), which was authorized by Congress in 2003 and consists of eleven members. The second group to provides input on coin design is the United States Commission of Fine Arts (CFA), which consists of seven members and has been around since 1910.

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