Today, Oct. 20, the United States Mint began shipping 2025 Althea Gibson quarters to Federal Reserve Banks and their coin terminals for distribution into circulation. The coin serves as the final design of 2025 and the last of 20 releases in the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters™ Program.
Gibson, born in 1927 in South Carolina and raised in Harlem, broke racial barriers in tennis and golf to become a 20th-century sports icon. She won 11 Grand Slam titles. Renowned for her powerful serve-and-volley style and unyielding determination, Gibson later became the first Black woman to compete on the LPGA Tour, paving the way for future generations of athletes who followed in her footsteps. In the early 1960s, she also became the first Black woman to compete on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour.
"It is fitting that someone so talented in so many areas closes out our program," said Acting Mint Director Kristie McNally. "Althea Gibson’s accomplishments reflect her tenacity and dedication to the pursuit of her dreams."
Designed by Artistic Infusion Program artist Don Everhart and sculpted by Mint Medallic Artist Renata Gordon, the quarter’s reverse (tails) depicts Althea Gibson standing confidently on a tennis court with a racket in one hand and a ball in the other, poised as if preparing to play a match. Inscriptions read "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA," "E PLURIBUS UNUM," "ALTHEA GIBSON," "QUARTER DOLLAR," and "TRAILBLAZING CHAMPION."
The obverse carries the common American Women Quarters portrait of George Washington, sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser in 1931 to mark Washington’s 200th birthday.
Circulating-quality Gibson quarters will be available to the public starting Tuesday, Oct. 21, at catalog.usmint.gov, in three options: a two-roll set priced at $42, a three-roll set at $63, and a 100-coin bag at $47.25. The three-roll set includes a San Francisco Mint roll, which is rarer because, unlike those from Philadelphia and Denver, its coins are not released into general circulation.
Launched in 2022 as a four-year, 20-coin series, the American Women Quarters™ Program began by honoring Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, Nina Otero-Warren, and Anna May Wong. The 2023 quarters continued the tribute with designs featuring Bessie Coleman, Edith Kanakaʻole, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jovita Idar, and Maria Tallchief. In 2024, the program celebrated Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, Patsy Takemoto Mink, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, Celia Cruz, and Zitkala-Ša. The 2025 quarters honor Dr. Vera Rubin, Ida B. Wells, Juliette Gordon Low, Stacey Park Milbern, and Althea Gibson, completing the series’ recognition of trailblazing American women.
The 2022 Maya Angelou circulation S quarter is the key, with its low mintage. The San Francisco mint has been discontinued before, with no major outcome. Next year’s coins will be interesting issues. Then back to boring, over issued series. There are plenty of older coins to collect to keep interest alive.
GLD just Closed at Another All Time Closing High.
For the 48th time this Year.
GLD closed at $403.15 (24×5 trading may cause price variation).
GLD has been in existence for almost 21 years and Today was the Largest 1 day gain ($14.16) in History…
…Also in the top 1% of All Time Percentage gains (3.6%)…
Today (10/20/2025) was also the largest 1 day price gain in history for Gold COMEX, up $161.00 (+3.82%); the prior highest one-day price gain was $132.70 (+3.3%) on 10/13/2025. Today was the 2nd largest price gain for Spot Gold, up $104.30 (+2.45%); the largest one-day price gain in history for Spot Gold was a rise of $120 on 4/9/2025, and the highest one-day percentage gain in spot gold was an 11.58% surge (price gain of $90) on 9/17/2008.
Backwardation in Silver continues: Silver Spot = $52.32 and Silver COMEX (Dec’25) = $51.40 (10/20/2025 5pm ET).
Rich,
This is the third time (that I’ve read) you’ve mentioned backwardation on Silver and yet no one has asked and I bet, even though 90% can google, they don’t have a clue what it means long term for Silver…
This is a Silver nightmare playing out and people are still looking in the rear view mirror and fighting last year’s war…
Most here understand the definition of backwardation occurring….silver available for immediate delivery is selling for more than silver contracts for delivery 60 days in the future…will be interesting if the condition continues… is a shortage of physical silver occurring or marketing hype?
From an AI overview: Backwardation in silver or gold means the spot price (for immediate delivery) is higher than the price for a future delivery (futures price). This indicates strong demand for the physical metal right now, scarcity in the market, and that buyers are willing to pay a premium for immediate availability. It’s an unusual situation, as precious metals typically trade in “contango,” where futures prices are higher to account for storage and financing costs. Furthermore, For silver, long-term backwardation is a rare but powerful signal of physical scarcity, where immediate demand is so high that buyers are willing… Read more »
London Fix bouncing around like a drunk sailor..,
Estimated London Fix (since Thursday): $4,266
You know the routine come Wednesday late afternoon..,
’X’ marks the spot… 😉
Unprecedented! Still 3 more days of LBMA AM/PM fixes needed, however we currently are on pace for a 4 tier jump in gold product price increases! That would be a 3 tier jump on 10/8, 3 tiers on 10/15 and possibly 4 tiers on 10/23. 10 tiers in 3 weeks time has never happened ever, as far as I know? Crazy! Current range in use is $4,050.00-$4,099.99. The average for the 1st 2 of 5 days, is $4,262.63. That would leave us just 15 tiers to go, before both hitting $5,000 and the end of the current “Pricing Range Table”!… Read more »
Following Friday’s 10/17/25 LBMA Silver price at $54.10, today’s 10/20/25 LBMA Silver Price = $51.80.