American Women Quarters Silver Proof Set Comes With Maya Angelou Coin Signed By Emily Damstra!
The United States Mint has announced that its 2022-S American Women Quarters Silver Proof Sets are here, and now you can not only get one of these popular sets struck by the prestigious San Francisco Mint, but one of the coins has been personally signed by the woman who designed it! In this case it’s the first quarter of 2022—the Maya Angelou Quarter—and it’s been signed by Emily Damstra, who rose to prominence in 2021 as the designer of the new reverse on America’s Silver Eagle!
What’s more, the Maya Angelou Quarter has been graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service as being in flawless Proof-70 (PR70) condition, a distinction that means this perfectly-graded proof will have ZERO imperfections—showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended. In addition, PCGS has certified that this proof is a First Day of Issue (FDI) coin, meaning it was received by PCGS or an PCGS-approved depository by the release date or on the business day within 24 hours of the official release date. It will come sonically sealed in a museum-quality acrylic holder and encapsulated with the label personally signed by Emily Damstra!
The First Five Coins In The American Women Quarters Series
For centuries, the contributions of women have been relegated to mere footnotes in world history. That has changed over the last several decades, however, and today textbooks that once paid little attention to their accomplishments now include full discussions of major topics and viewpoints in women’s history. Women are also getting their due in 2022 thanks to the United States Mint as it begins its American Women Quarters Series, a four-year program that will release five new quarter designs each year from 2022 to 2025 celebrating some of the most important and influential women in American history. Here’s your chance to acquire all five first-year, one-year-only quarters for 2022 in the American Women Quarters Silver Proof Set™ accompanied by its original mint packaging and Certificate of Authenticity.
A Diverse Group Of Prominent American Women
These quarters honor a broad and diverse group of prominent American women who made significant contributions in a variety of fields, including suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts. The women honored are from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds. The five women honored in 2022 include:
- MAYA ANGELOU. Writer, poet, performer, social activist, and teacher, Angelou (1928–2014) rose to international prominence as an author after the publication of her groundbreaking autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
- SALLY RIDE. Sally Kristen Ride (1951–2012) was an American astronaut and physicist. She joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space when she flew a mission on the space shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983.
- WILMA MANKILLER. Wilma Pearl Mankiller (1945–2010) was an American Cherokee activist, social worker, community developer and the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
- NINA OTERO-WARREN. María Adelina Isabel Emilia “Nina” Otero-Warren (1881–1965) was a woman's suffragist, educator, and politician. She was first Hispanic woman to run for U.S. Congress and the first female superintendent of public schools in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- ANNA MAY WONG. Wong Liu-tsong (1905–1961), known professionally as Anna May Wong, was an American actress and was Hollywood’s first Chinese-American movie star, and the first Chinese-American actress to gain international recognition.
Laura Gardin Fraser’s Beloved Washington Design
In addition to the one-year-only designs, this series features a new obverse design by American sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser that features a portrait of George Washington facing right, surrounded by the inscriptions “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” AND “2022.” Fraser originally created this design in 1931 as her entry in the competition for the 1932 Washington Quarter that was struck to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Washington’s birth. Her design was recommended by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, but John Flannigan’s left facing Washington design was ultimately selected. Fraser’s obverse design was later used in 1999 on the George Washington Commemorative Gold $5 Coin.
Silver Proof Quarters Struck At The San Francisco Mint
Each coin was struck in 6.343 grams of highly pure 99.9% fine silver by the San Francisco Mint from hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields. Don’t miss your chance to get one of these historic and popular sets; make sure they shine brightly in your collection and secure the 2022-S American Women Quarters Proof Set that includes the specially signed Maya Angelou Quarter personally singed by Emily Damstra! Reserve yours now!
COIN HIGHLIGHTS:
- THE FIRST FIVE COINS OF AMERICAN WOMEN QUARTERS SERIES – The American Women Quarters Program is a four-year program featuring some of the most important and influential women in American history. These are the first five quarters in the series and honor the accomplishments of Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong.
- SPECIAL GRADED MAYA ANGELOU QUARTER – The Maya Angelou Quarter in this set has been certified and graded by the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in Perfect Proof-70 (PR70) First Day of Issue (FCI) condition.
- PERSONALLY SIGNED BY THE COIN’S DESIGNER – The Maya Angelou Quarter in this set has also been encapsulated with a label personally signed by Emily Damstra, the designer of the coin. A rising star in the coin world, Damstra also designed the new reverse of the American Silver Eagle that debuted in 2021.
- NEW OBVERSE DESIGN – Acting as the unifying element of the program, this series will feature a new obverse design by American sculptor Laura Gardin Fraser that shows her portrait of George Washington from 1931.
- STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each quarter in this set was struck at the San Francisco Mint in 6.343 grams of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and measures 24.26 mm in diameter.
- UNITED STATES LEGAL TENDER – These one-year-only coins were struck at the San Francisco Mint and are 25 cents legal tender in the United States.
- GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – The other four coins in your 2022-S American Women Quarters Silver Proof Set come in gorgeous Proof condition with frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
Don’t miss your chance to acquire the 2022-S American Women Quarters Silver Proof Set™ featuring the first five quarters in the U.S. Mint’s new four-year series—including one personally signed by Emily Damstra one of the coin’s designers! Click it to your cart today!
