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American Women Quarters:Complete 2022–2025 Design Checklist
Match all 20 American Women quarter reverses by year, choose a collecting scope, and separate circulation coins from S collector issues and silver Proofs.
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Quick answer
The American Women Quarters program comprises twenty reverse designs: five each in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. All share Laura Gardin Fraser’s Washington portrait on the front. Twenty coins complete a design-only collection; both P and D versions make forty coins.
Ordinary worn circulation examples start at their 25-cent face value. The twenty-design set totals $5 in face value, but collector retail depends on mint, finish, preservation and completeness. Clad Proofs, silver Proofs and authenticated errors are separate comparisons. An S alone does not prove silver.
The series story
Congress authorized the program through the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. Its four annual groups brought achievements in science, culture, civil rights, public service and sport onto everyday money. Althea Gibson’s 2025 quarter completed the twenty-theme sequence.
The common Washington portrait has an older origin: Fraser prepared it for the 1932 competition. Using it throughout this program creates continuity across very different reverses. The date changes each year, and the reverse identifies the woman honored.
Use this gallery for recognition and completeness. The annual guides provide longer stories and year-specific collecting details. The program follows the park-quarter era covered in the National Park quarters guide; the Washington quarter overview connects the broader design chronology.
Shared design & specifications
Read the front for year and mint. Laura Gardin Fraser’s Washington portrait faces right. The reverse names the honoree. The illustrated 2022-P example is a circulation strike; it does not show a Proof finish.
Separate mint, finish and metal. P and D identify the principal circulation issues. San Francisco’s S appears on more than one collector product. The letter alone does not establish silver or Proof manufacture.
| Feature | What it means |
|---|---|
| Denomination | One quarter dollar; 25 cents |
| Regular clad composition | Copper-nickel layers over a copper core; no silver |
| Regular clad weight / diameter | 5.670 g / 24.26 mm; reeded edge |
| Silver Proof | Separate S collector version; 99.9% silver |
| Shared portrait | Laura Gardin Fraser’s George Washington |
| Design count | Five themes per year; mint and finish variants are additional coins |
| Year | Honorees and next step |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Angelou, Ride, Mankiller, Otero-Warren and Wong |
| 2023 | Coleman, Kanakaʻole, Roosevelt, Idar and Tallchief |
| 2024 | Murray, Mink, Walker, Cruz and Zitkala-Ša |
| 2025 | Wells, Low, Rubin, Milbern and Gibson |
Design gallery
Each image below shows one reverse theme, not every mint or finish. The 2024 examples are silver Proofs, whose mirrorlike surfaces differ from ordinary P and D circulation coins. A finish difference does not create an extra honoree.
2022 · American Women Quarters
5 designs
2022
Maya Angelou
Angelou raises her arms beneath a bird and sun.
- The story
- The writer’s image connects a public voice with uplift and freedom.
- What to check
- Look for MAYA ANGELOU and the bird spreading its wings.
2022
Dr. Sally Ride
Ride stands beside a space-shuttle window overlooking Earth.
- The story
- The first American woman in space is shown in the setting of her scientific work.
- What to check
- Find DR. SALLY RIDE and the curved view of Earth.
2022
Wilma Mankiller
Mankiller appears with a shawl, wind and a seven-pointed star.
- The story
- The portrait honors the first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation.
- What to check
- Read WILMA MANKILLER and distinguish the Cherokee star from damage.
2022
Nina Otero-Warren
A portrait is accompanied by three yucca flowers and Spanish words.
- The story
- Her suffrage and education work is reflected in the bilingual composition.
- What to check
- Look for VOTO PARA LA MUJER; the flowers are intentional.
2022
Anna May Wong
Wong rests her head on her hand within a border of lights.
- The story
- The film pioneer’s portrait evokes cinema and a theater marquee.
- What to check
- Identify ANNA MAY WONG and the round marquee lights.
2023 · American Women Quarters
5 designs
2023
Bessie Coleman
Coleman prepares for flight with a plane behind her.
- The story
- Aviation achievement.
- What to check
- The 6.15.1921 inscription refers to her pilot’s license, not the issue date.
2023
Edith Kanakaʻole
A portrait and lei merge with Hawaiian scenery.
- The story
- Hawaiian cultural preservation.
- What to check
- Look for the landscape and 25¢ denomination.
2023
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt appears with scales and a globe.
- The story
- Human-rights advocacy.
- What to check
- Match the name and scales.
2023
Jovita Idar
A standing figure contains inscriptions within her clothing.
- The story
- Journalism and civil rights.
- What to check
- The open field is intentional; read the words inside the figure.
2023
Maria Tallchief
Tallchief dances before other ballet figures.
- The story
- Ballet and Osage heritage.
- What to check
- Read MARIA TALLCHIEF and the ballet imagery.
2024 · American Women Quarters
5 designs
2024
Reverend Dr. Pauli Murray
A face is set within large HOPE lettering.
- The story
- Equality and public service.
- What to check
- HOPE is part of the portrait composition.
2024
Honorable Patsy Takemoto Mink
Mink stands with the Capitol and a lei.
- The story
- Work for educational opportunity.
- What to check
- Find TITLE IX and PATSY TAKEMOTO MINK.
2024
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker
Walker wears the Medal of Honor.
- The story
- Medicine and service.
- What to check
- Look for the medal on her uniform.
2024
Celia Cruz
Cruz sings into a microphone.
- The story
- Music and performance.
- What to check
- Find the microphone and ¡AZÚCAR! inscription.
2024
Zitkala-Ša
Zitkala-Ša appears with a book.
- The story
- Writing and Native rights.
- What to check
- Look for the book and her name.
2025 · American Women Quarters
5 designs
2025
Ida B. Wells
A forward-facing portrait appears with 25 CENTS.
- The story
- Journalism and advocacy.
- What to check
- Match IDA B. WELLS and the written denomination.
2025
Juliette Gordon Low
Low appears beside the Girl Scout trefoil.
- The story
- Leadership through Girl Scouting.
- What to check
- Find the trefoil and JULIETTE GORDON LOW.
2025
Dr. Vera Rubin
Rubin’s profile is surrounded by a spiral galaxy.
- The story
- Astronomy and evidence for dark matter.
- What to check
- DARK MATTER is intentional lettering.
2025
Stacey Park Milbern
Milbern speaks with a palm raised.
- The story
- Disability justice.
- What to check
- Match STACEY PARK MILBERN rather than treating medical equipment as a defect.
2025
Althea Gibson
Gibson holds a tennis racket and ball by a net.
- The story
- Athletic achievement.
- What to check
- Find ALTHEA GIBSON and tennis imagery.
Collecting & value
Choose what complete means for your collection
| Goal | Coins and distinctions |
|---|---|
| One per honoree | 20 coins; $5 face value |
| Philadelphia and Denver | 40 coins; $10 face value |
| S circulation-quality coins | Separate collector scope; do not confuse with Proofs |
| Clad Proofs | Four annual five-design groups; compare exact set and condition |
| Silver Proofs | Separate 99.9% silver products; retain metal identification |
A design checklist and a mint-and-finish checklist answer different questions. Write the scope before buying duplicates. For a change-based collection, an attractive ordinary coin can fill a design slot without certification.
Record year, honoree, mint, manufacture and metal. An S coin removed from packaging needs careful issue identification. A shiny surface alone is not Proof evidence, and an S alone is not silver evidence.
Recognize intentional inscriptions before claiming errors
Some of the most unusual reverses are entirely normal: Idar’s clothing contains words, Murray’s portrait forms HOPE, and Rubin’s coin says DARK MATTER. Compare the complete design before interpreting open space or prominent text as a minting mistake.
The Jovita Idar quarter guide explains its lettering in detail. Do not create an error premium from scratches, wear, plating, a blurry photograph or unfamiliar artwork. A genuine production error needs physical diagnostics and attribution.
Compare prices at the correct level
Twenty ordinary worn quarters have $5 in denomination. That arithmetic is not a retail appraisal of a packaged uncirculated set, Proof set or certified collection. For a premium claim, compare the same year, mint, finish, grade and designation using recent sold examples.
Keep set asking prices, graded-single guide prices and actual sales separate. Certification and transaction costs can exceed a modest coin’s premium. Read the grading guide before transferring a high numerical-grade figure to a loose coin.
Store the coins without polishing and label each slot. A simple record of what is missing is more useful than assuming every unfamiliar reverse is scarce. Use the annual links to verify a name or design before buying a replacement.
Summary
There are twenty themes across four years. Match the reverse, read year and mint on the front, and decide whether you collect designs, both circulation mints or collector finishes. Start ordinary worn pieces at 25 cents and investigate premiums only after identifying the exact issue and preservation.
FAQ
How many American Women quarter designs are there?
There are twenty reverse designs, with five each in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
How many coins complete a P and D collection?
Forty coins cover both Philadelphia and Denver for all twenty designs. Their combined face value is ten dollars.
Are all American Women quarters silver?
No. Regular circulation coins are copper-nickel clad. Separate 99.9% silver Proofs were made for collectors.
Are HOPE and DARK MATTER quarter errors?
No. HOPE is intentional on the 2024 Pauli Murray design and DARK MATTER is intentional on the 2025 Vera Rubin design.
References
References and further reading
- U.S. Mint: approved 2022 designs
- U.S. Mint: 2022 program year in review
- U.S. Mint: 2022 clad Proof set
- PCGS: 2022-P Maya Angelou specifications and guide
- U.S. Mint: 2023 approved designs
- U.S. Mint: 2024 approved designs
- U.S. Mint: 2025 approved designs
- U.S. Mint: final-year Proof set
Sources checked October 21, 2026. Retail guides and historical sales are identified separately; neither guarantees a buying offer.