The 2020 coin law authorized Semiquincentennial redesigns for six circulating coin denominations.
The denominations were the cent, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, and one-dollar coin. The legislation created a framework for special 2026 designs connected with the 250th anniversary of American independence.
The law treated the quarter differently by authorizing five separate quarter designs. The other denominations received their own anniversary treatments, while some coins also continued in forms connected with regular United States Mint production.
The redesign authority came from the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. The act also authorized the American Women Quarters Program and received unanimous support in both the Senate and House before being signed into law.