Ida B Wells Quarter

In February 2025, the United States Mint released the Ida B. Wells quarter as part of the American Women Quarters Program.  Michelle Duster and Dan Duster, two great-grandchildren of Ida B. Wells, worked with the Mint on the image and wording of the quarter to best represent who Wells was and the work she did.

It was a great honor for the government of the United States to select Wells as one of the 20 women selected to be represented on currency. 

The quarter can be ordered here. 

Select articles:

Susan Whiting: Chicago Activist Ida B. Wells Changes the Face of American Currency, Chicago Tribune, February 14, 2025

New Coin Celebrates the Living Legacy of Ida B. Wells, by Michelle Duster, Smithsonian American Women's History Museum, December 30, 2024 

View January 23, 2025 program at National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC