25 Cents "Washington Quarter" Celia Cruz

Features

Issuer	United States (US territories United States)
Ruling authority	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2024
Value	¼ Dollar = 25 Cents (¼ USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel clad copper
Weight	5.67 g
Diameter	24.26 mm
Thickness	1.75 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 390991
References	KM# 788 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Celia Cruz

Series: American Women Quarter Program

Obverse

Portrait of George Washington, facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTY
IN GOD WE TRUST
2024

Engraver: Laura Gardin Fraser

Designer: Laura Gardin Fraser

Reverse

A dynamic depiction of Celia Cruz flashing her dazzling smile while performing in a rumba-style dress. Her signature catchphrase “¡AZÚCAR!” is inscribed on the right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
¡AZÚCAR!
E PLURIBUS UNUM
25₵
CELIA CRUZ

Engraver: Phebe Hemphill

Designer: Phebe Hemphill

Edge

Reeded

Mints

D	United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date)
P	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
S	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

The obverse (heads) depicts a portrait of George Washington, originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser to mark George Washington’s 200th birthday. A recommended design for the 1932 quarter, then-Treasury Secretary Mellon ultimately selected the familiar John Flannigan design.

Celia Cruz, often called the Queen of Salsa, brought a vivacity to her stage performances that filled her music as well as the stage. She was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1925, where she began singing and attended a music academy in the late 1940s. In 1950 she joined a popular Cuban orchestra, La Sonora Matancera, and following the political upheaval of the Cuban revolution she and most of the orchestra members emigrated& from Cuba to the United States by way of a performance tour in Mexico. Cruz's popularity in the United States helped bring salsa into the public eye, and she flourished despite being in a genre with primarily male artists. Collaborations with Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, and the Fania All Stars, among others, also helped to increase her audience and the popularity of Latino music in the United States.

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Date	Mintage	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2024 D	156 200 000	$ 0.91	$ 1.50	$ 1.60		59%
2024 P	149 600 000	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 1.60		59%
2024 S				$ 4.80	Proof	18%
2024 S				$ 2.40	Uncirculated finish	15%

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