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Next year's America the Beautiful Quarter design candidates have already been created and reviewed, although the final selections for this year's reverse designs are yet to be announced.

The 2011 quarters will release into circulation like the United States Mint favors, versus the accelerated time-frame the public will witness for 2010 quarters

The legislation approving the new park and site quarters was only signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 23, 2008. (Read about the recent coin forum where US Mint Director Moy discusses quarters.)

As a result, before this year's designs came to fruition, the US Mint had to first go through the process of actually creating the America the Beautiful Quarters Program, line up the 56 national park and other national sites to be honored, coordinate with the overseeing authority for each site, and get production and other Mint procedures ramped up -- all in span of a few months.

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The United States Mint today at noon Eastern Time launched the first of two commemorative coins scheduled for release this year. The 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar pays tribute to Americans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Minted in both proof and uncirculated conditions for collectors and struck from 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper, the coin obverse or heads side features an image of three disabled veterans.

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2010 Presidential Dollar Proof Sets are at the top of the leaderboard in weekly sales for the second straight time, according to the latest United States Mint numismatic stats. After 1 1/2 weeks of availability and with the helping hand of a boisterous weekly increase of 75,626, the four-coin set has jumped over the 300,000 marker.

With the Lincoln Presidential $1 coin proof included within, it looks to be a sure bet that the 2010 sets will easily topple last year's sets. Those were available for just over a year and have adjusted sales of 627,925.

The Millard Fillmore $1 coin launched into circulation one week ago. The initial roll sales are solid, although they are a tad behind the inaugural numbers of the prior two Presidential $1 coin releases. Collectors purchased 26,008 of the Philadelphia rolls and 25,521 of the Denver rolls.

Gold coins enjoyed decent weekly gains. The proof Gold Buffalo advanced 771 to 47,599. As a group, First Spouse Gold coins rallied by 446.

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