The 2026 United States Semiquincentennial coinage includes five new quarter designs.
The special quarter series was authorized as part of preparations for the 250th anniversary of American independence. Unlike a single commemorative coin, the program uses multiple quarter designs to represent different episodes and themes in United States history.
The five subjects are the Mayflower Compact, the American Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Gettysburg Address. These designs connect early colonial self-government, the Revolution, the founding documents, and later national history.
The series is separate from the 1975–1976 Washington bicentennial quarters, which carried the dual date 1776–1976. The 2026 quarters belong to a new semiquincentennial program and were designed specifically for the nation’s 250th-anniversary year.