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Article: Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness to be Featured in United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters(TM) Program
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- September 9, 2009
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To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: Carolyn Fields, United States Mint, +1-202-354-7222
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States
Mint announced today that the nation will honor Frank Church River
of No Return Wilderness in Idaho through its new quarter-dollar coin
program. The Frank Church River of No Return design will be the 50th
to be featured on coins released under the United States Mint
America the Beautiful Quarters Program, and will be issued in 2019.
The Frank Church River of No Return is a wilderness of steep,
rugged mountains, deep canyons, and wild, white-water rivers. The
Salmon River Mountains dominate the wilderness area, and the Salmon
River Canyon is one of ...