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Celia Cruz Quarter Finally in Circulation

August 23, 2024
The new U.S. Quarter features Cuban singer Celia Cruz, the 14th honoree in the American Women Quarters program.
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The U.S. quarter celebrating Cuban singer Celia Cruz is now officially in circulation nationwide. Known as the Queen of Salsa, she is depicted on the quarter in traditional Cuban clothing, alongside her famous motto ¡Azúcar!

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Hey sister, you know what's missing in our lives.
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I like, oh I was going to say a husband,
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I'm just, well,
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let me put it in some other fun into your life.
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But this money, you like money.
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I like, I like money.
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Perfect. I think money will solve my problem.
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It probably will. I mean people say money is in was
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it cure happiness or whatever it does?
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Yeah, it does.
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It's like I'm sad if I'm broke.
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What the fuck anyways.
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So the queen salsa and Cuban icon Celia Cruz has made history
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by becoming the first Afro Latina to appear on the US quarter
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Oh I want that quarter and I want it now I
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want, let's go,
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let's go. But seriously break it down.
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Well, the point shows an image of Cruz smiling with her
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iconic phrase Asa, no,
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no, no. Say it as.
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Yeah, I love it.
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I love it. I feel good after that.
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So growing up listening to her music,
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it always reminded me of parties and family gatherings and just happiness
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It's just good vibes,
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you know. Yeah,
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it's all yours go away.
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And if I have all these quarters in my pockets.
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I'm rich. I'm dance to her music.
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I'm good. Yeah,
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this is true. And this is all because of the American
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Women Quarters program, which will continue to run to 2025 and
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aims to honor the advancements and contributions of women to the United
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States. That's awesome.
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I love that. And she's a legend and deserves it.
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You know, and I'm definitely going to be looking out for
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them quarters. No.
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Yeah, because I've been hearing about this now,
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but now it's officially in circulation.
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Oh, yeah. No,
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I heard about it,
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but now it's out,
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it's out. So if you're getting changed somewhere like t those
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quarters because she might be in there,
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I kind of want to ask for them at the,
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you can do that or a scavenger hunt.
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Who do you think who else should be on the quarters?
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Who else or $100 bill even put them on the bills too
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Or the Juana Bill?
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Are they kind of cool?
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That would be cool.
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But, you know,
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I like Selena, obviously a Selena of.
02:00
No go to. I mean,
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eventually I feel like pit bull has been such a big impact
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on my, he'll be worldwide,
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he'll be Mr Worldwide at that because on the Bitcoin da,
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a Bitcoin, a,
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a Bitcoin it was going to say Dali on it and a
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is going to make me want to spend more money because I'm
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going to look at it if he's on the bill.
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I'll be like, oh should I get this shirt?
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And it just says Dali and I'm like,
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fuck it. Thank you.
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Thank you, Pitbull.
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You're just making me spend more money.
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But if you guys see this quarter,
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let us know because we want one too.
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So keep a look out for that s a cruz coin.
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We will.