United States
¼ Dollar "Isabella Quarter" · “Isabella Quarter”
United States · Silver
The coin
The story
The Isabella Quarter: the coin a group of women willed into existence
In 1893 a board of women asked the U.S. government for a coin of their own — beautiful, designed by a woman, honoring a queen. They got a quarter, a fight with the Mint, and a small silver disc that is still one of the most quietly radical coins America ever struck.
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