It�s said that everything is bigger in Texas and the Texas State Quarter launch is no exception. Staged around the 35-foot-tall bronze Lone Star sculpture in front of the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin, the kick-off of the 28th commemorative quarter dollar of the popular 50 State Quarters Program is a larger-than-life Texas celebration with mariachis, free barbecue, free quarters for the kids, and Peter the Mint eagle. U.S. Mint Director Henrietta Holsman Fore:
"Well, it�s a simple, clear design and it�s a credit to the 50 State Quarter Program, it reflects the spirit of independence."
Governor Rick Perry chose the design from more than 26-hundred submissions. "The Lone Star State" is inscribed on the coin�s reverse side, which features a large star superimposed on the state�s outline.
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