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    The George Washington Quarter

    Will people ever learn that just because a meme says it, it’s not automatically true? Variations of this are going all over the internet. Learn the Real Story In 1932, Congress decided to replace Lady Liberty’s image with George Washington on the US quarter. Several sculptors submitted designs, including one by artist Laura Gardin Fraser. The following is Laura and her submission: But John Flanagan’s design was chosen instead. Over the next several decades, sometimes Washington faced the phrase in question, and sometimes not. I don’t remember ever hearing any objection to where “In God We Trust” was positioned. In 2020. the U.S. Mint announced the American Women Quarters Program.…