The Alaska Commemorative Coin Commission is seeking your comments on the four final designs for the Alaska commemorative quarter.

The new state quarter is part of a 10-year program started by Congress in 1999. Coins are released every ten weeks in the order states were admitted to the union. Alaska was the 49th state admitted to the union in 1959. Hawaii followed shortly thereafter. The back side of each quarter honors that state.

The Alaska Commemorative Coin Commission submitted five narrative designs to the United States Mint. Final designs were selected based on aesthetic beauty, historical accuracy, appropriateness and coinability. The four final designs are:

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I'd rank them:

1st: ak2
2nd: ak1
3rd ak4
4th: ak3

At first I thought ak2 was a bit "crowded" but it grew on me when I think of my times staying in Alaska.

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For me:

1st: Ak3
2nd: Ak3
3rd: Ak4
4th: Ak1

None of them hit the nail on the head for me. I see Alaska as a wilderness with forests, broad tundra plains, and mountain ranges with glaciers NOT only ice burgs and the iditarod. I think the gold rush was an important event but not one that sums up the state well enough.

Being one that has been awed by Alaska's marvelous wonders, I like them all. But I like AK-3 the best. I cannot wait to visit AK again sometime.

2008 Press Release:

Alaska State Quarter error found:

Wiseguy.
There's one in every bunch...

Oh yeah, this is my kind of topic.

I guess it's time for an update, though. Apparently they have chosen design AK-3. I liked all of them, to be honest.

What, no polar bear?? Well, actually #3 looks very nice too. Good to know that #4 did not make it ...

Christian

AK4, the gold panner, is used a lot for California items.
A local national guard unit.
A 1920's US commemorative half dollar.

so you don't like ak2 at all?

Darn pity - I do like AK2.

haha.. i noticed that the other day but was too lazy to change it! I think no. 2 was for no. 2 for me.. can't remember though.

Yay. My first vote won.

I love the one that got it.

AK3 is my fav.

AK3 is my personal favourite so I'm glad it won. AK1 would have been great as well. Perhaps my favourite of the 50 state quarters