Five new quarter-dollar designs are planned for the United States Semiquincentennial coinage.
The special 2026 program was authorized by the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. That law provided for anniversary-related redesigns across several circulating denominations, including five quarter dollars.
The quarter series was designed to represent major themes in United States history. The themes described for the five quarters include the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, abolition, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. The program therefore goes beyond a single portrait or anniversary date.
These coins are part of a broader semiquincentennial issue that includes cents, nickels, a dime, a half dollar, and a one-dollar coin. The cent and nickel were not assigned commemorative reverse designs in the same way as the other denominations. Coin designs are selected through the Treasury process, with advice from the Commission of Fine Arts and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.