2023 Bessie Coleman Pilot Pioneer PDS American Women Quarters, (3 coins)

Description: This listing is for three (3) coins, one from each of the following mints (Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco).The American Women Quarters™ Program is a four-year series celebrating the accomplishments and contributions made by women to the development and history of the U.S. Beginning in 2022, and continuing through 2025, the Mint will issue five new quarters each year featuring reverse designs honoring a group of prominent American women.The new quarters will 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. Bessie Coleman was a pilot, advocate, and pioneer who flew to great heights as the first African American and first Native American woman pilot and first African American to earn an international pilot’s license.The reverse design depicts Bessie Coleman as she suits up in preparation for flight, her expression reflective of her determination to take to the skies, the only place she experienced a freedom she did not have on the ground.The common obverse (heads) depicts 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.Honor the courageous steps and accomplishments of women who have created positive change. We invite you to start your collection of the new American Women Quarters!Information and images from US Mint

Price: 3.25 USD

Location: Mendham, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-08-01T17:53:19.000Z

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