March 21, 2022 -
WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Mint (Mint) began shipping the Dr. Sally Ride quarter, the second coin of the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Dr. Ride are manufactured at the Mint facilities in Philadelphia and...
April 20, 2022 -
By Stephanie Meredith March 8, 2022 Watch this video to explore the history of women on U.S. coins. In 1893, Queen Isabella of Spain became the first woman featured on a United States coin, the Queen Isabella Commemorative Quarter. It...
March 7, 2022 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) 2022 American Women Quarters Proof Set™ (product code 22WP) will be available for purchase on March 8 at noon EST. Priced at $21.00, this set consists of five proof finish American Women Quarter...
February 1, 2022 -
WASHINGTON – On February 7, at noon EST, the United States Mint (Mint) will begin accepting orders for products featuring the first coin in the American Women Quarters Program. The coin honors writer, poet, performer, social activist, and teacher Maya...
January 10, 2022 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) has begun shipping the first coins in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Maya Angelou are manufactured at the Mint facilities in Philadelphia and Denver. Coins featuring additional honorees...
October 21, 2022 -
By Stephanie Meredith December 2, 2021 In 2022, the U.S. Mint will release circulating quarters honoring Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong. The new American Women Quarters Program is a four-year series celebrating...
April 20, 2022 -
By Jill Westeyn November 8, 2021 Contributions of American women have often been overlooked, but that is about to change. Literally. Beginning in 2022, the American Women Quarters™ Program will feature reverse designs honoring distinguished American women. One woman’s design,...
October 6, 2021 -
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint (Mint) is pleased to announce the official designs for the first five coins in the American Women Quarters Program. Authorized by Public Law 116-330, this four-year program features coins with reverse (tails) designs emblematic...
March 24, 2022 -
The Anna May Wong Quarter is the fifth coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Anna May Wong was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood. Wong was born January 3, 1905, in Los Angeles. Her birth name was...
August 26, 2022 -
The Nina Otero-Warren Quarter is the fourth coin in the American Women Quarters™ Program. Nina Otero-Warren was a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement and the first woman to be superintendent of Santa Fe public schools. Otero-Warren emphasized the necessity...
