The 2026 semiquincentennial authorized 2,026 Liberty Bell-shaped $250 gold pieces.
The number 2,026 matches the anniversary year. Each piece contains one troy ounce of gold and is shaped like the Liberty Bell, an enduring symbol associated with Philadelphia, the Declaration of Independence, and the American founding. The pieces are commemorative collectibles rather than ordinary circulating currency.
The same program also authorized 2,026 gold pieces with a $125 denomination, each containing one-half troy ounce of gold, plus 2,026 silver medals in the same Liberty Bell shape. These repeated quantities make the year itself part of the design and issuing plan.
The Liberty Bell is housed in Philadelphia, where the Second Continental Congress met and where the Declaration of Independence was adopted. The bell’s famous crack developed after its original casting and is part of its later historical identity, not a feature of the 1776 declaration itself.