Yes, it turns out I was right, or at least partially so. The Arkansas quarter features not only a diamond and a duck, but also rice. Apparently the diamonds just roll out of the earth in Arkansas, but I'm afraid to go now that I've learned about rice fever. So all in all, I guess the design made sense, and taught me things I never knew about Arkansas.
But in learning that, I also learned that we're about to launch a set of nickels commemorating Manifest Destiny, or at least the amazing journey that set it off. Somehow I don't think the Sacagawea dollar is going to make up for the controversy that will likely attend our commemorating the Corps of Discovery. In any event, keelboat fans are finally going to get their commemorative nickel! We're both thrilled, I assure you.
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