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Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarters

Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman featured on US quarters

by nick | Jan 17, 2022 | In The News

The legendary author and poet, who died in 2014, is the first featured in a series of new quarters issued by the U.S. Mint. The United States Mint recently began shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters...
United States Mint Begins Shipping First American Women Quarters™ Program Coins

United States Mint Begins Shipping First American Women Quarters™ Program Coins

by nick | Jan 11, 2022 | In The News

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...

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