The new U.S. quarter featuring Effigy Mounds National Monument in northeast Iowa near Harpers Ferry is now in circulation. The quarter is part of the U.S. Mint’s “America the Beautiful ...

The Effigy Mounds National Monument quarter — the first of 2017 and the 36th in the U.S. Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program — will be available to the public on Feb. 7.

After months of delay, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew now has two very different design recommendations on his desk for a new quarter honoring Iowa’s effigy mounds.

The Effigy Mounds National Monument will be honored with a quarter planned to launch next week.