"We know that putting Dr. Angelou on the quarter is just the beginning of the work ahead to make our currency and coinage reflect the totality of the diversity of this country, including placing Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill," Yellen said in the internal note. ’This Black History Month — the third February of the pandemic — I believe that we as a Department, and as a country, are more cognizant of where we’ve been."
In a flurry of excitement over the Maya Angelou quarters, many people questioned why a quarter was produced within months of being announced, while the highly anticipated Tubman $20 note is still not in circulation.