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Maya Angelou American Women Quarter Bags & Rolls Sales Start February 7th

January 31, 2022 by Clinton

2022 American Women Quarter Maya Angelou Reverse (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

The United States Mint will begin sales of the first American Women Quarter Program release honoring Maya Angelou starting next week. Sales of the new Quarter will begin on February 7th at Noon Eastern, 9:00 AM Pacific. All of the products will be available directly from the United States Mint. None of the products that will be offered next week have a production, mintage, or household limit. The Maya Angelou quarter is the first of …

Today’s Deal – 1970 Washington Quarter 3-Coin Set

January 26, 2022 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is on a beautiful 3-coin set of 1970 Washington Quarters. The set comes with a brilliant uncirculated example from the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, along with a proof specimen from the San Francisco Mint. All together, the set is priced at just $5.45 (plus $3.95 shipping). That breaks down to each coin in this set costing just $3.13 each, far less than the average book price of $6.00 each. US Coin News is …

Today’s Deal – 1999-2008 State Quarter Proof Set 10-Set Pack

January 24, 2022 by Clinton

1999-2008 State Quarter Proof Set 10-Set Deal

Today’s Deal is an excellent deal on the proof sets from the State Quarters Series. Today you can pick up a 10-set pack of the proof coins in their original government lenses. The 1999-2008 State Quarter are included in the deal, which is priced at $69.95. Shipping on this deal is at no cost, making each set just $6.99 each, far below the $8.00 average price for each year. US Coin News is an affiliate …

United States Mint Beings Shipment of Maya Angelou American Women Quarter

January 11, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Mint announced yesterday that the Maya Angelou American Women Quarter, the first in the new series, is now shipping. The circulation ready Quarters are shipping to the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, where banks can purchase the rolls for distribution and circulation. Depending on where you are located in the United States, you could see these quarters in circulation as early as the end of this month. The …

Today’s Deal – 1979-S Washington Quarter Type-1 & Type-2 Two-Coin Set

January 7, 2022 by Clinton

1979-S Washington Quarter Type-1 and Type-2 Set

Today’s Deal is on an excellent two-coin set of 1979-S Washington Quarters. The coins in the set are both in Gem Proof state with one of the coins being a Type-1 Proof while the other is a Type-2. The set is priced at just $6.45 (plus $3.95 shipping). That is about $1 less per coin than the book price. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. This article contains links that, when clicked and a …

First Look! 2022 American Women Quarter Images Released by The U.S. Mint

December 15, 2021 by Clinton

The United States Mint has released its first high resolution images of coinage that we can expect in 2022. As it should be, the new 2022 American Women Quarter series Obverse and Reverses are the first such images to be released. Honoring Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong, the Quarters for 2022 will have a Reverse design honoring each of these influential women in American History as well …

Mint Confirms Fraser Design on 2022 Washington Quarter Obverse

November 10, 2021 by Clinton

2022 Washington Quarter Obverse Render (Image Courtesy of The United States Mint)

In an article on the United States Mint website, it has been confirmed that the 2022 Washington Quarter Obverse will carry the design completed 90 years ago by Laura Gardin Fraser. The design, which was originally submitted for consideration of the coin back in 1931, was ultimately not selected but has remained one of the favorite designs by historians and collectors. As readers know, the 2022 Washington Quarter series will feature the new American Women …

2022 American Women Quarter Program Designs Released by The U.S. Mint

October 7, 2021 by Clinton

In a Press Release, the United States Mint has announced the designs of the upcoming 2022 American Women Quarter Program releases. The series, honoring American women and their impact on the country, is a new program that is aimed to run from 2022 to 2025. Each year, five women will be honored in the Reverse designs of the Washington Quarter. For 2022, Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong …

Today’s Deal – Complete 112-Coin Set (P,D) From The 50 States Quarter Series

June 29, 2021 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is a great opportunity to complete, in one swoop, your 50 States Quarter set. The 50 States Quarter series ran from 1999 through 2009 and had a Quarter representing each state and six U.S. Territories. This set is all uncirculated examples from both the Denver and Philadelphia Mints, a 112-coin set in all. SmyrnaCoin through their Amazon storefront is selling this massive set for $109.99. That is nearly half the price of the average …

CCAC Releases Images of Final 2022 American Women Quarter Program

June 16, 2021 by Clinton

2022 Anna May Wong American Women Quarter Series Design Candidates (Images Courtesy of CCAC)

The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) has released the candidate images for the three remaining 2022 American Women Quarter Program. The three designs honoring Wilma Mankiller, Anna May Wong, and Adelina Otero-Warren join the Dr. Sally Ride and Maya Angelou Quarters as the first five in the program set to launch next year. Mankiller, Wong, and Otero-Warren were all announced as the final three honorees earlier this month. A bit of background on the three …