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US Mint rolls out Maya Angelou quarters

By Abigail Adcox
Published January 11, 2022 1:28am ET
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US Mint rolls out Maya Angelou quarters
The U.S. Mint announced Monday it has begun circulating the first coin in its American Women Quarters Program, starting with Maya Angelou, the late poet, novelist, and civil rights activist. Angelou is the first black woman to appear on the coin. Angelou is depicted on the quarter with her arms uplifted and a backdrop of […]

The U.S. Mint announced Monday it has begun circulating the first coin in its American Women Quarters Program, starting with Maya Angelou, the late poet, novelist, and civil rights activist.

Angelou is the first black woman to appear on the coin.

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