Public asked to submit themes for quarter

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Thursday, June 24, 2004 | 9:11 a.m.

SUN CAPITAL BUREAU

CARSON CITY -- Residents are being encouraged to offer themes that are symbolic to the state to appear on the Nevada quarter to be produced by the U.S. Mint.

State Treasurer Brian Krolicki is head of an advisory committee that will select the coin. Once themes are submitted, the mint will use them to design three to five different coins and submit them back to the state for a final decision.

The Nevada coin will be released in January 2006.

Suggestions for the theme must be presented to Krolicki's office by Sept. 1. A spokeswoman for the office said the themes can't be controversial, such as Yucca Mountain.

The suggested theme by a resident must include a brief description of how it is significant to Nevada.