50 State Quarters - Satire

Satire

  • On May 4, 2005, The Onion ran a satirical news story titled "U.S. Mint Gears Up To Issue Commemorative County Pennies".
  • The Late Night with Conan O'Brien television show has aired several segments about fictional satirical designs for new state quarters.
  • Sculptor Daniel Carr, whose designs were used for the New York and Rhode Island state quarters and whose concept was adapted for the Maine state quarter, has created a series of parody quarters making light of the state quarter concept.

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