American Women Quarters 2022 Silver Proof Set. Up for your consideration is an American Women Quarters 2022 Silver Proof Set which has 5 silver quarters and the Certificate of Authenticity in the set. This set is fresh from its U. Also, I will make sure the set packaging is free from damage, something not all dealers do. Due to supply chain issues, the United States Mint has had difficulty getting silver blanks and these sets went unavailable the day after release, like many of their other offerings in 2022. Secure your set today! The 2022 American Women Quarters Silver Proof SetT includes five 99.9 percent fine silver proof quarters from the American Women QuartersT Program honoring. Maya Angelou – celebrated author, performer, and social activist. Sally Ride – physicist and first American woman in space. Wilma Mankiller – first female Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. Nina Otero-Warren – a leader in New Mexico’s suffrage movement. Anna May Wong – first Chinese-American film star in Hollywood. Minted at the U. Mint at San Francisco. Each set is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. US Mint item number: 22WS. 99.9 % silver. 0.199 troy oz. 0.955 inch (24.26 mm). Mint and Mint Mark. San Francisco – S. The information below is from the United States Mint for this item. The 2022 American Women Quarters Silver Proof SetT features all five 2022 American Women Quarters minted in 99.9 percent silver. They are packaged in a protective lens to showcase and maintain their exceptional proof finish. This set is the first annual release in the four-year series of this new program celebrating the accomplishments and contributions made by women to the development and history of the U. Beginning in 2022, and continuing through 2025, the Mint will issue five new quarters each year featuring reverse designs honoring prominent American women. Each coin in this series features a common obverse (heads) design depicting a portrait of George Washington. This design was originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser as a candidate entry for the 1932 quarter, which honored the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth. The inscriptions are “LIBERTY, ” “IN GOD WE TRUST, ” and 2022. The American Women Quarters reverse (tails) designs honor a diverse group of notable 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 2022 reverses (tails) of these coins honor the following American Women. Maya Angelou The design depicts Maya Angelou with her arms uplifted. Behind her are a bird in flight and a rising sun, images inspired by her poetry and symbolic of the way she lived. The silhouette of the bird depicts a purple martin, a songbird common to Ms. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ” “MAYA ANGELOU, ” “E PLURIBUS UNUM, ” and QUARTER DOLLAR. Sally Ride The design depicts Dr. Sally Ride next to a window on the space shuttle, inspired by her quote, But when I wasn’t working, I was usually at a window looking down at Earth. ” The inscription “E PLURIBUS UNUM is intentionally positioned over the Earth next to America, indicating that out of all women in the United States, Dr. Ride was the first into space. The additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ” “QUARTER DOLLAR, ” and DR. Wilma Mankiller This design depicts Wilma Mankiller with a resolute gaze to the future. The wind is at her back, and she is wrapped in a traditional shawl. To her left is the seven- pointed star of the Cherokee Nation. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ” “E PLURIBUS UNUM, ” “QUARTER DOLLAR, ” “WILMA MANKILLER, ” “PRINCIPAL CHIEF, ” and the name of the Cherokee Nation written in the Cherokee syllabary. Nina Otero-Warren This design features an image of Adelina (Nina) Otero-Warren on the left, flanked by three individual Yucca flowers – New Mexico’s state flower. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ” “QUARTER DOLLAR, ” “E PLURIBUS UNUM, ” “NINA OTERO-WARREN, ” and “VOTO PARA LA MUJER, ” the Spanish counterpart for the suffragist slogan Votes for Women. Anna May Wong This design features a close-up image of Anna May Wong with her head resting on her hand, surrounded by the bright lights of a marquee sign. The inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ” “E PLURIBUS UNUM, ” “QUARTER DOLLAR, ” and ANNA MAY WONG. Start your collection with this first set in the series! Powered by SixBit’s eCommerce Solution.