What dual date appears on the 2026 America250 cent and nickel?

The dual date “1776~2026” appears on the 2026 America250 cent and nickel.

The two dates identify the year associated with the Declaration of Independence and the 250th-anniversary year. The tilde between them visually links the founding era to the modern commemoration. The cent and nickel retained their basic current-series designs but received the anniversary dating.

The cent was not struck for ordinary circulation after production changes and was made available through collector sets. The nickel, by contrast, was included among the circulating coins carrying the anniversary date and a Liberty Bell privy mark.

The notation is different from the 1975–1976 dual dating used on United States Bicentennial coins. Those earlier coins marked the 200th anniversary and commonly displayed “1776–1976.” The 2026 format therefore identifies a new anniversary program rather than repeating the bicentennial design.