Reverse designs for the 2022 Women's quarter picked

Got an eMail from the mint showing the reverse designs chosen for the 2022 American Women quarters.

Here is the link.

https://www.usmint.gov/news/image-l...sLetter&cm_mmca2=NewsRelease&cm_mmca3=&cc=AWQ

 

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I did 20 years of a dozen different quarters each year and will do no more. 5 quarters, 4 mints, several different finishes, clad, silver, privy marks, and never ending guessing game.

 

Not a fan of the inconsistent placement of the name, motto, etc. I'd rather they be adapted to be more like the Otero-Warren design. The outer ring was one of the few things I liked about the park quarters.

Besides that, I don't really have any complaints. It's a short series (thankfully), the Laura Fraser obverse finally being used is very fitting, and considering 3 of the 5 women chosen so far aren't really household names, it makes for a good learning opportunity.

 

It they name and design a coin after me sign me up.

 

I look forward to collecting this series with my son and my daughter especially. I had heard of 4 of the 5 women in the 2022 series. Had to look up Nina Otero-Warren.

 

Maybe get more girls/young women into the hobby........

 

Couldnt be more boring.

On the other hand the Innovation dollars actually look nice next year

 

Deciding whether to count the number on my left hand or my right, because I don't think I'll need both.

 

Gotta be politically correct dear fellow. Tis the age.......

 

I'll collect them from circulation like I always do, Ps and Ds, but I'm not thrilled with the lack of uniformity/ consistency between the fonts and placements. That's exactly what killed the innovation dollars for me. Its all over the place from issue to issue it won't make a nice set in my opinion.

 

I am more interested in the obverse. Says that it will be a different design than the past park Quarters.
From the mint page.
"The obverse of each coin will maintain a likeness of George Washington, but is different from the design used during the previous quarter program."

 

I find it rather amusing that one of the first chosen images for the American Women Quarters is of a woman name Mankiller!

 

I’m not impressed

 

well if you are interested in the obverse it will be something along this design, if not exactly this. Laura Gardin Fraser's portrait of George Washington, which was originally submitted in 1931, was selected by the Commission of Fine Arts and Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee to appear on the obverse of the American Women quarters. The right-facing bust had been used for the 1999 commemorative gold half eagle for the 200th anniversary of Washington's death.

 

I read up on the three I wasn't familiar with, all led fascinating lives. I actually like that the designs aren't "consistent". Consistent is boring.

 

Maybe so, everyone is entitled to their opinions. I just happen to think a set should look like a set, not a motley crew that don't really work together as a set.

 

Unimpressed . . . Me, either. More examples of the PC "wokeness" of the era. OK, now we have that box checked, so in which hyper political direction does the Mint go next? I can only speculate what's next!!!

 

It will be interesting to see what these look like. I only recognized one name and that was Sally Ride. The rest I never heard of. I like the idea that they may use the origin obverse design of Washington from 1931.

 

I know of 4 of the 5, but especially Chief Wilma Mankiller. Curiously, the Cherokee were a matrilineal society and women generally were the decision makers behind the scenes - but until Chief Mankiller all the principal chiefs were male.

But wait, I am holding out for Fido to be on the quarter in 2023:

https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/dogs-could-receive-2023-commemorative-coin-program

This whole quarter programme will have gone to the dogs.

 

The 2023 Red Book should be very interesting. Women on coins is a good thing in my opinion.