Category: quarter
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Bison Skull
<img width='200' height='259' border='0' hspace='5' align='left' src='http://www.sarpysam.com/sarpysam/uploads/mtq2.jpg' alt='' /><a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/30/news/state/35-state-quarter.txt">The bison skull design won</a>. I am glad for that, that is the one I liked. The bison skull has a long tradition as a symbol in Montana, starting with C.M. Russell, and I think it displays well on the coin. The supporters of buffalo roaming…
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Voting Begins
You might remember the Montana Quarter designs I <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/1575-Quarter-Designs.html">posted back in Febuary</a>. Well I see the Secretary of the Treasury <a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/04/05/news/state/75-coins.txt">has approved</a> the designs that were submitted so the Governor has opened up voting on the designs.<br />n<br />n<a href="http://governor.mt.gov/hottopics/mtquarters.asp">Go Here To Vote For Your Favorite</a><br />n<br />nI voted all ready and at…
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Quarter Designs
<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/02/25/news/state/20-quarter_m.txt">Quarter designs roll out</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>The preliminary designs have not been officially released by the U.S. Treasury Department, but children's author Ken Thomasma, who is on the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, brought the final four design samples with him to the school for an assembly aimed at encouraging reading. The event was sponsored by…