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State Quarters: 50th State's design?

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martiki posted on 03/31/2004

So, in 2008, Hawaii will debut its state quarter. From what I've been able to find, they're still working on a design for the back.

Folks, this is our chance. This is the only opportunity we may ever have to get a tiki on regularly circulated US currency. Imagine how great it would be to walk down the street jangling a pocket full o' Ku. "How much for that newspaper?" "That'll be one Ku, sir." Plus (no debate here please) wouldn't it be cool to look at Ku with the words "In god we trust" written underneath? heheh. If we don't act, you know the design will just be a can of spam.

Any graphic designers on TC wanna take a stab at a design for kicks?

Where do we start the petition?

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Alnshely posted on 03/31/2004

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SugarCaddyDaddy posted on 03/31/2004

martiki wrote:
Where do we start the petition?

Here:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com

See link on top right hand side where it says "Create Petition".


Enter The SoCal Hoity Toity Schedule

[ Edited by: SugarCaddyDaddy on 2004-03-30 19:30 ]

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christiki295 posted on 03/31/2004

What, no tiki mug?

How about a tiki in front of Diamond Head in front of a rainbow.

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Iolani posted on 03/31/2004

I vote to put Hawaii's state bird on the quarter. And I don't mean the nene.

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Erika posted on 03/31/2004

It looks like writing to the governor would be the way to go.

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/index.cfm?action=evaluation

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Tikiwahine posted on 03/31/2004

Canada has an interesting quarter related thing happening right now:

Hang on to any of the new Newfoundland quarters. If you have them,
they may be worth much more than 25 cents. The Canadian Mint announced
today that it is recalling all of the Newfoundland quarters that are
part
of its program featuring quarters from each province.

"We are recalling all the new Newfoundland quarters that were
recently issued," Canadian Mint Deputy Minister Jack Shackleford said
Monday. "This action is being taken after numerous reports that the new
quarters will not work in parking meters, toll booths, vending machines,
pay phones, or other coin-operated devices."
The quarters were issued in the order in which the various
provinces joined Confederation. and have been a tremendous success among
coin collectors worldwide.
"The problem lies in the unique design of the Newfoundland quarter,
which was created by a team of Newfoundland natives," Shackleford said.
"Apparently, the duct tape holding the two dimes and the nickel together
keeps jamming the coin-operated devices."

hehe
Well I for one would LOVE to see a tiki on a quarter.

SDT
Sweet Daddy Tiki posted on 03/31/2004

D'oh! You burned me, Tikiwahine. I was totally buying into your story until the punchline. At least now I don't have to rummage through my pocket change looking for newfie quarters.

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Tikiwahine posted on 03/31/2004

Early April Fool's! I'll buy ya a drink to make up for my cheeky ways, SDT.

-TW

SDT
Sweet Daddy Tiki posted on 04/01/2004

TW: You're on. Send me a train ticket (since I don't fly) and I am so there. :)

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Tikiwahine posted on 04/01/2004

Well, since there are no tiki bars in Victoria, I'd have to make you one, and if I'm gonna make you one, I'll make you a dozen. Sounds like a much better deal anyhow.
But ya gotta get here on your own accord :wink:

SDT
Sweet Daddy Tiki posted on 04/01/2004

How did you know I drive an Accord? (& don't you mean "in" not "on"?)

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tikigreg posted on 10/15/2008

It looks like the Hawaiian quarter is go!:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/14/hawaii.quarter.ap/index.html

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bigbrotiki posted on 10/15/2008

Quote:
"Kamehameha, who ruled in the early 1800s and unified the islands, beat out designs that featured a hula dancer, Diamondhead on the main island of Oahu, and a surfer modeled after a young Duke Kahanamoku."

What , not ONE with a Tiki? :D Oh well, it's the mainlander's icon, after all.

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woofmutt posted on 10/15/2008

I searched but couldn't find if the Hawaiian quarter will be the first piece of United States money featuring a king. (There is the king salmon on the Washington quarter, but I was thinking of royalty not yummy fish.)

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Mongoloid posted on 10/15/2008

On 2008-10-15 07:40, woofmutt wrote:

I searched but couldn't find if the Hawaiian quarter will be the first piece of United States money featuring a king. (There is the king salmon on the Washington quarter, but I was thinking of royalty not yummy fish.)

Or another language besides English!

Just remembered E pluribus unum, Latin for "Out of Many, One," (Thanks Wikipedia) was used on many coins.

[ Edited by: Mongoloid 2008-10-15 08:43 ]

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ikitnrev posted on 10/15/2008

The following thread features photos of an unofficial Hawaii quarter, featuring a nude and tiki ...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=23943&forum=12&0

The company making these now has nude quarter designs for all 50 states.

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mimi808 posted on 10/15/2008

Aloha,

If you look at the Honolulu Star Bulletin today, there is an article regarding the Hawaii state quarter. (www.starbulletin.com)

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bigbrotiki posted on 10/15/2008

On 2008-10-15 09:25, ikitnrev wrote:
The following thread features photos of an unofficial Hawaii quarter, featuring a nude and tiki ...
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=23943&forum=12&0

The company making these now has nude quarter designs for all 50 states.

Ha, forgot about that one. Probably because their Hula girl is a generic nude (no lei or palm frond skirt) and their Tiki looks like Richard Nixon. :lol:

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KuKu posted on 10/16/2008

I like the nude Alaska one, kinda looks like their Governor...:o

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RevBambooBen posted on 10/16/2008

On 2008-10-15 17:40, KuKu wrote:
I like the nude Alaska one, kinda looks like their Governor...:o

Hey Punker!

Chill........

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=29953&forum=1&47

There will be time for anarchy later.

lol.

in our rocking chairs!

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Hakalugi posted on 04/24/2009

I know these quarters have been circulating since 2008, but I have yet to actually see one. I know they were minted in both Denver and Philadelphia but what did they do, only distribute them in Hawaii?

Anybody here on the mainland have one of these yet?

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TikiShopPua posted on 04/24/2009

I have a couple. But I have to admit I got them when I was back home last month. And I won't be "circulating" them here!

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MadDogMike posted on 04/24/2009

I found one for our 50 States quarter collection, after that I quit looking.

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ron-tiki posted on 04/25/2009

not one here in l.a.

KVT
Kiki von Tiki posted on 04/25/2009

I got one today in some change, so the banks are now circulating them. If you ask at your bank, you could get one/some that haven't been handled much.

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Rum Balls posted on 04/28/2009

Finally got one here in Oregon last month. That's the only one I've seen.

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christiki295 posted on 04/28/2009

On 2008-10-15 07:40, woofmutt wrote:

The reverse of Hawaii’s quarter features Hawaiian monarch King Kamehameha I stretching his hand toward the eight major Hawaiian Islands. Inscriptions are the state motto "UA MAU KE EA O KA ‘ĀINA I KA PONO," ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"),"Hawaii" and "1959."

King Kamehameha I is a revered figure in Hawaiian history. He unified the governance of the Hawaiian Islands into one kingdom in the early 1800s and navigated changes in Hawaii, while maintaining the native practices and traditional ways of island life. His "Law of the Splintered Paddle" guaranteed the protection of citizens from harm during war and became a landmark in humanitarian law. He is honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall.

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/states/index.cfm?state=HI

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bigbrotiki posted on 04/28/2009

I know someone who bought a thousand. :D

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bigtikidude posted on 04/28/2009

yes, but where is the Tiki?
:wink: :o

Jeff(bigtikidude)

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MadDogMike posted on 05/27/2009

I got a Hawaii quarter free for whoever wants it. Be the first one to post here then PM me your mailing address

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Tacky Tiki posted on 05/28/2009

I want it!! I collect the quarters. I'm finishing up the collection my Grandma started before she passed away a few years ago. She was born in 1906, so she saw a few states come in and saw alot of history. She was a really special person.

I'll pm you!

:drink:
Tacky

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MadDogMike posted on 05/28/2009

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

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MadDogMike posted on 08/22/2009

I found a Puerto Rico quarter today, that means the Samoa and Mariana Island quarters can't be too far behind.



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MadDogMike posted on 11/04/2009

I found a new quarter today, I didn't even know we were minting quarters for our northern territories

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :D :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Hakalugi posted on 11/04/2009

On 2009-08-22 09:07, MadDogMike wrote:
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A Kava Bowl on a U.S. quarter! I would never have imagined such a thing. Very nice. I gotta gets me some.

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Fugu posted on 11/04/2009

I got one of the American Samoa quarters the other day. It's pretty cool.

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MadDogMike posted on 06/26/2010

Well I still haven't found a Samoa quarter with the Kava Bowl but I did find a Guam quarter today with an outrigger canoe

Is Guam considered part of Polynesia?

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MadDogMike posted on 06/27/2010

I look at every quarter that passes through my hands and after my whine last night :up: I got a Samoan quarter today! :)

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beadtiki posted on 06/27/2010

On 2010-06-26 19:50, MadDogMike wrote:
I look at every quarter that passes through my hands and after my whine last night :up: I got a Samoan quarter today! :)

I was gonna mail you the one I found at the bead store the other day - we were trying to figure out what the "mops" were for! LOL

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MadDogMike posted on 01/03/2012

I'm really not a coin collector. We got a book with 55(?) slots in it when the kids were little, I finally found all the states and territories to fill the book and quit looking at quarters.

Today I happened to find a Gettysburg National Park quarter in my pocket, turns out they have a new series of quarters that will feature a national park from each state and territory. The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park quarter will be released sometime later this year. Final image selection has not yet been made, here are some of the leading designs (sorry, no tiki)

Now I guess I'll have to get another book and start a collection "for the grandchildren" :D

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Phillip Roberts posted on 01/03/2012

Aloha,

On 2012-01-02 19:52, MadDogMike wrote:

Turns out they have a new series of quarters that will feature a national park from each state and territory. The Hawaii Volcanoes National Park quarter will be released sometime later this year. (sorry, no tiki)

The "City of Refuge" IS a National Park, so I suppose they are waiting to put a Tiki on US currency.

There is a postage stamp. Here are two First Day of Issue cachets in my collection...


There are MANY others. Visit your local stamp and coin shop.

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Rum Balls posted on 01/10/2012
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bamalamalu posted on 11/25/2012

I just got one of the Hawai'i Volcanoes quarters today, first one I've seen!
Still haven't come across any of the Samoa or Guam ones yet, though.

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