Washington Quarter Archives

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 – 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 …