There will be five released each year in the order in which the location was established as a national site. Ten dollar rolls were sold at the site and the lines were long.
Andrew Jackson was president when Congress established the Hot Springs Reservation on April 20, 1832. I enjoyed a visit with his reenactor from Kansas City.
The coins in the fountain were in the one pictured on the quarter that stands in front of the entrance to the administration building.
Having the quarter rolls signed by the visiting dignitaries seemed to be the thing to do so I joined in the fun. Edmund Moy, director of the United States Mint has probably rarely felt so important.
And Josie Fernandez, Superintendent of Hot Springs National Park, must have signed her name thousands of times throughout the day.
Even Leon got caught up in the fun and got a signature from Ernie Quintana, National Park Service Midwest Regional Director. I must wonder if a ten dollar roll is selling for forty dollars on ebay did we destroy the value or make them more valuable?
Park rangers were busy providing hot water cups to the crowd.
The nearby post office offered a special stamp for the occasion so people even lined up to get envelopes and quarters stamped there. They would stamp anything that had a first class stamp attached. I went back later in the day and got a few. And there was Josie, still autographing. It is no wonder she feels so important!!
How fun it would be to be in Yellowstone on June 1 for their quarter celebration but previous plans prevent that. I could be selling quarters for $1 each on ebay but I remind myself I am retired.
