Posted on 09/23/2002 2:53:40 AM PDT by American Preservative
As part of the Fifty State Commemorative Coin Program, The United States Mint will issue the California quarter in January 2005. States are honored in the order in which they ratified the Constitution and joined the Union. California was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850 and will be the 31st state to release its commemorative quarter.
It is with great pleasure that the Governor extends the honor of designing an enduring impression of our state to the people of California. The Governor encourages California-inspired ideas that will capture the heart of our state as well as its diverse culture. In honor of this momentous program, twenty semifinalist designs will be put on display in 2003 to acknowledge the public's contributions. The Governor will announce the final five designs in January of 2003 to give recognition to those who participated in the design process.
Dr. Kevin Starr
State Librarian of California
Contest Rules and Information
Fact Sheet (FAQs)
Selection Process
Suggestions for Images
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U.S. Mint's 50 State Quarters Program - includes the official template (PDF document)
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Official Template (Microsoft Word format)
California Quarter Public Service Announcements
:20 second California Quarter PSA
:30 second California Quarter PSA
But do the designs have cheese? ;)
What, and discriminate against all the other colors in the rainbow?
He's a historian of some sort who was SF's city librarian until he had a falling out with the people running the city and left in disgust for L.A. At least, that's what I remember.
This news comes in the same week that I looked at a story about Winona Ryder's trial and discovered that her new mouthpiece is another guy I once sat across an elementary school table from -- attorney Shepard Kopp.
So I knew Shep Kopp, who is a lawyer working for Mark Geragos, who represented Susan McDougal, who was a close friend -- or more, if you believe her late husband -- of Bill Clinton.
Four degrees from Clinton. Ewwwwww. Gonna need a long shower when I get home.
How about this (actually the uncropped version) photo of Reagan in a cowboy hat?
I think someone made a painting of this.
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