Category Archives: African American Coins

US Mint Has Released the Tuskegee Airmen Quarters For Alabama 2021 Last of America The Beautiful Series

Posted on September 7, 2021 by admin

Valentines Day is not the only day we should celebrate in February. We need to celebrate February 8 because that is the date the awe inspiring Tuskegee Airmen Quarters were released for the State of Alabama. The reverse of the … Continue reading →

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Did You Know Frederick Douglas Might be on the Back of One of Your Circulating Quarters?

Posted on December 11, 2017 by admin

    Before you put that next quarter into a laundry machine, parking meter or tip for your cup of coffee flip it over. Make sure you do not see Frederick Douglas. Released in April, 2017, Frederick Douglass National Historic … Continue reading →

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Newark NJ Celebrates 350th Special Pictorial Postmark at Pillar College-Sarah Vaughan Stamp

Posted on October 25, 2016 by admin

On October 13, 2016 The Special Pictorial Postmark cancellation  was issued by the United States Postal Service. The Forever stamp that received The Newark, NJ’s postmark that day at Pillar College was no other but Sarah Vaughan. This stamp was … Continue reading →

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African American Coins-Rare Bessie Coleman Concept Coin-

Posted on October 3, 2016 by admin

Be on the lookout for the rare Bessie Coleman concept coin. I wrote a few short posts about the Bessie Coleman Concept Coin a while ago. Click on this link and you can read a short post “Who is Bessie Coleman?” … Continue reading →

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Do You Have a Quarter? If Yes, Flip it Over You Might Have a Black History Collectible

Posted on February 4, 2014 by admin

If you have a quarter in your pocket right now I want you to flip it over. If it is dated 2009 and for Washington DC you would have the quarter with Duke Ellington on the reverse. A Black History … Continue reading →

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Shirley Chisolm Stamp Released January 31, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by admin

The Black Heritage stamp series just released the Shirley Chisholm stamp. This stamp is the 37th stamp in the Black Heritage series. It  features a painting of Chisholm by artist Robert Shetterly. This engaging portrait is taken from a series … Continue reading →

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African Americans Whose Signatures Are on US Currency

Posted on February 22, 2013 by admin

Their are four African American men whose signatures appear on US Currency. There is one woman whose signature appear on US currency during her tenure 1977-1981. As you know from the prior post Azia Taylor-Morton was the first and only … Continue reading →

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Benjamin Banneker US Postage Stamp 1980

Posted on February 18, 2013 by admin

  On February 15, 1980 Benjamin Banneker, a self-taught astronomer and mathematician and publisher of Farmers Almanacs in the 1790’s was honored on a 15 cent US Postage Stamp. I want to also note that he was one of three … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Who Was The First African American to Appear on a US Postage Stamp?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by admin

If you guessed that Booker T. Washington was the first African American to appear on a US Postage Stamp you are absolutely right! Actually Booker T. Washington had a lot of “firsts”. I found out just tonight that he was … Continue reading →

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Hettie Anderson An African American Model for the Famous St. Gaudens $20 Gold Coin

Posted on February 11, 2013 by admin

The most beautiful coin in U.S. history is the design that appeared on the $20 Gold Double Eagle from 1907 to 1933. It is the design of Augustus St. Gaudens. His model was an  African-American artist’s model named Hettie Anderson … Continue reading →

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