Celia Cruz Quarters Available in U.S. Mint Rolls and Bags

The new 2024 Celia Cruz quarter will be available directly from the United States Mint today at noon EDT. This coin, offered in rolls and bags, marks the 14th in the Mint’s American Women Quarters™ Program.

Product options include circulation-quality quarters struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints. These quarters are available in two-roll sets, three-roll sets, and 100-coin bags. Despite being of circulation quality, the coins have never actually been released into circulation.

Celia Cruz, born on October 21, 1925, in Cuba, was one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. She gained popularity during the 1950s as a singer of guarachas, earning the nickname "La Guarachera de Cuba." Following the revolution, she left Cuba for Mexico in 1960 and eventually became an American citizen.

Her continued contributions to Latin music over the following decades earned her the title "Queen of Salsa." She sold over 10 million records, making her one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time. Cruz passed away at the age of 77 on July 16, 2003, after suffering from breast cancer and brain cancer.

Celia Cruz Quarter Designs

The reverse (tails side) of each new quarter depicts Celia Cruz flashing her dazzling smile while performing in a rumba style dress. Her signature catchphrase ¡AZÚCAR! appears to the right. Additional inscriptions on the design include: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, 25₵, and CELIA CRUZ. The design is the work of U.S. Mint Medallic Artist Phebe Hemphill.

All coins in the American Women Quarters series bear the same obverse (heads side) portrait of George Washington, originally created by Laura Gardin Fraser to mark Washington’s 200th birthday in 1932. Obverse inscriptions read: LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, and 2024.

Quarter Specifications

Quarter Products, Prices, Limits, and Ordering

This Celia Cruz quarter release includes the following product options:

• Two-Roll Sets containing 40 quarters produced at the Philadelphia Mint and 40 quarters produced at the Denver Mint for $40.
• Three-Roll Sets containing 40 quarters from the Philadelphia Mint, 40 from the Denver Mint, and 40 from the San Francisco Mint for $60.
• 100-Coin Bags where buyers have the choice of 100 coins from either the Philadelphia or Denver Mint for $45.

Product limits are set at 7,000 for the Two-Roll Sets, 16,625 for the Three-Roll Sets, and 8,250 for each of the 100-Coin Bags. Additionally, initial household order limits are three for any of the rolls and ten for the bags.

American Women Quarter products may be ordered directly from the U.S. Mint’s online catalog.

Of note, Cruz quarters were released into circulation on Monday, August 5, through the Federal Reserve Bank System. However, these include only the Philadelphia and Denver Mint quarters, as the San Francisco strikes are produced solely for numismatic purposes.

American Women Quarters Program

Public Law 116-330 created the American Women Quarters series, which debuted in 2022. Under the program, a total of twenty new coins will be issued over four years to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of women in the United States.

2024 quarters honor the following individuals:

• Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray – poet, writer, activist, lawyer, and Episcopal priest
• Patsy Takemoto Mink – first woman of color to serve in Congress
• Dr. Mary Edwards Walker – Civil War era surgeon, women’s rights and dress reform advocate
• Celia Cruz – Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century
• Zitkala-Ša – writer, composer, educator, and political activist

American Women Quarters also appear in U.S. Mint clad proof sets, silver proof sets, holiday ornaments, and uncirculated sets, in addition to these rolls and bags.

2025 quarters will mark the end of the series and will recognize Ida B. Wells, Juliette Gordon Low, Dr. Vera Rubin, Stacey Park Milbern, and Althea Gibson.