The holidays can be that “most wonderful time of the year,” filled with family, friends and some amazing, fun parties – or a time of high anxiety, wondering just what sort of presents we ought to get for people, including for the seldom-seen relative or friend who just happens to pop in unexpectedly and unannounced, but with a present in their hand. No matter though whether we think of the holidays as one of these extremes, or as something in the middle, there are always quite a few excellent coin-based gifts we might buy, gifts that should satisfy everyone we’ll come across. Here then, for our consideration, is a list of some glittering offerings, often at very low prices, that will with a bit of luck satisfy both the collectors and the non-collectors among us.
American Women Quarter Proof Sets
This year was the first of a new quarters program, the American Women Quarters, which honors five women in 2022, and which will stretch out into the future for several more years. Many of us have been having some fun trying to find them in change; and some of us have undoubtedly had to explain the new look of both the obverse and the five reverses to one or more friends who are not collectors. When it comes to the idea of gift-giving and this quintet
