The New West Virginia State Quarter

[JohnRich 4]

You may have noticed by now, that the new quarter coins honoring the state of West Virginia have a depiction of the New River Gorge bridge on the reverse side. That is the 876-foot high bridge which features BASE jumpers during "Bridge Day" each year.

Wouldn't it have been grand if they had put a parachutist in the image on every coin?

Well, it almost happened!

Attached is an image of the runner-up coin design, which featured a parachutist flying in front of the New River Bridge.

Unfortunately, the final design selection did not include parachute jumping. Drat!

Internet link: Story (pdf format document)

[akarunway 1]

Already in my wallet for good luck. Got two the other day at the store. BD 1998 rocked

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[dixieskydiver 0]

You do know that there were like 50 bazillion posts about voting in the newspaper poll while they were still deciding on the design right?

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[JohnRich 4]

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You do know that there were like 50 bazillion posts about voting in the newspaper poll while they were still deciding on the design right?

Um, no. I did a search before posting this, but limited it to the last 6 months because the coin was just released in November. So I guess I missed it because it was older than that. Oops. I tried.

[base428 1]

The "Bridge Day" design was determined to be unmintable. This probably means that the folks at the US Mint probably didn't like all those parachute lines. Or perhaps the NPS had something to do with it? Hmmm....

Oh well, that bridge is mainly known for BRIDGE DAY anyway.

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