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Last American Women's Quarter Dollar To Honor Althea Gibson

The last American Women's Quarter dollar was released yesterday from the United States Mint. Sold in bags and rolls from Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco (3-roll set ONLY), the 2025-dated quarter features Althea Gibson.

As the first black athlete to break the color barrier at the highest level in tennis, Althea Gibson was a pioneering multi-athlete who accomplished a long list of firsts throughout her career. Gibson won 11 Grand Slam titles by the end of the 1950s as a singles and doubles competitor, including multiple championships at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the French Open. In 1958 she was voted the Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and International Women’s Sports Hall of Fame. In addition to her success as a tennis athlete, Gibson also became the first Black player to compete in the Women’s...read more