Queen Bess gets her likeness on a quarter
Queen Bess gets her likeness on a quarter

Queen Bess gets her likeness on a quarter

On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Mint announced that it will be commemorating Bessie Coleman’s, “Queen Bess,” achievements on the backside of a US Quarter. Coleman a native of Atlanta, Texas, is known among many things to be the first African American to earn an international pilot’s license. With the ...

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