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2022-S Anna May Wong, NIFC
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 24.3 mm |
| Mint | San Francisco |
| Strike | NIFC (Not Intended for Circulation) |
| Mintage | 863,886 Clad proof |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | Copper-Nickel Clad (75% Cu, 25% Ni bonded to pure Cu core) |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Laura Gardin Fraser (obverse) |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-3579 |
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External references
The 2022-S Anna May Wong uncirculated quarter belongs to the United States Mint's Not Intended For Circulation, or NIFC, distribution channel, struck at San Francisco and sold direct to collectors in two-roll sets and one-hundred-coin bags rather than released into commerce through Federal Reserve banks. Wong's selection for the program traces directly to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts review process and recognizes her career as the first Asian American Hollywood star, a path that ran from her 1922 lead in "The Toll of the Sea" through her 1932 work in "Shanghai Express" and a lifetime of pushing against studio system limitations. The reported mintage of 863,886 covers the full S-mint uncirculated output for the design and represents a small fraction of the combined Philadelphia and Denver circulation totals.
Laura Gardin Fraser's 1932 Washington portrait carries the obverse. The reverse, by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program designer Emily Damstra and sculpted by John P. McGraw, shows Wong in a thoughtful three-quarter pose with theater marquee bulbs behind her. NIFC strikes use the standard clad alloy of 91.67 percent copper and 8.33 percent nickel over a pure copper core, 5.67 grams, 24.3 millimeters, with a reeded edge. The key distinction from the proof issue is finish: NIFC coins receive a single-strike uncirculated treatment rather than the multiple slow-speed strikes and polished dies of proof production, producing a satiny luster across the fields instead of mirror reflectivity. Authentication checks the S mintmark below "IN GOD WE TRUST," the absence of mirror finish, and crisp bulb detail along the marquee.
For Mint State 67 and Mint State 68 examples from Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC), premiums reflect both the modest 863,886 mintage and the smaller collector base that targets S-mint uncirculated alongside the circulation strikes. Read more on our Washington Quarters (American Women) series history.
Reference data only — not an appraisal.
| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | — | — |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | — | — |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | — | — |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | — | — |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | — | — |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | — | — |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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