Proof Set 2022, Coin Set from United States - detailed information

The 2022 United States Mint Proof Set features 10 proof coins encased in two clear plastic lenses in a beautifully designed package. The 2022 Proof Set includes:

All five 2022 American Women Quarters packaged in their own protective lens to showcase and maintain their exceptional proof finish.

These coins are the first five released in the new four-year series celebrating the accomplishments and contributions made by women to the development and history of the U.S. 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 honoured the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth. The inscriptions are “LIBERTY”, “IN GOD WE TRUST”, and “2022”.

The American Women Quarters reverse (tails) designs honour diverse and 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 honoured are from ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse backgrounds.

The 2022 reverse designs of these coins honour these prominent 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 her birthplace. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, “MAYA ANGELOU”, “E PLURIBUS UNUM”, and “QUARTER DOLLAR”.

Dr. 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 U.S., she was the first in space. Additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”, “QUARTER DOLLAR”, and “DR. SALLY RIDE”.

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. 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. 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. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA”. “E PLURIBUS UNUM”. “QUARTER DOLLAR”. and “ANNA MAY WONG”.

One Native American $1 Coin - The obverse retains the central figure of Sacagawea carrying her infant son, Jean-Baptiste. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST”. The latest reverse design features Ely S. Parker, depicted in an Army uniform, serving as military secretary to General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War. During the surrender at Appomattox, Parker rendered formal surrender documents in his own hand. He is shown with a quill pen, book, and a likeness of his signature - symbols of his experience as an expert communicator and his graceful penmanship. The inscriptions “TONAWANDA SENECA” and “HA-SA-NO-AN-DA” recognise his tribe and birth name. Additional inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “$1”. The year of minting, mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” are incused on the edge.

- One Kennedy half dollar
- One Roosevelt dime
- One Jefferson nickel
- One Lincoln penny

The set is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.