The 2026 U.S. semiquincentennial coin program includes five commemorative quarters. The quarter-dollar portion is one element of a broader coin program created to recognize the 250th anniversary of American independence.
The same program also includes a commemorative dime, half dollar, and one-dollar coin. Cents and nickels are included in the authorized 2026 coinage but retain the current series rather than receiving the commemorative treatment described for the other denominations. This distinction can cause confusion when people count the total number of denominations in the program.
The authority for the coinage came from the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, which was signed into law in 2021. The program builds on earlier anniversary coinage, especially the quarters, half dollars, and dollar coins issued for the 1976 Bicentennial. The five-quarter figure refers specifically to the number of commemorative quarter designs or issues, not to the number of coins in a roll or a collector set.