What law authorized special U.S. coin designs for the 2026 semiquincentennial?

The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act authorized special U.S. coin designs for the 2026 semiquincentennial.

The act was passed in 2020 and authorized redesigns of circulating U.S. coins for the anniversary period. It also created the American Women Quarters Program and planned other circulating commemorative coin programs. The law received unanimous support in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

President Donald Trump signed the legislation into law in 2021. The act allowed special semiquincentennial designs across several denominations, including five quarter-dollar designs. It also required the designs to symbolize the anniversary and directed that one quarter recognize women’s contributions.

The legislation is sometimes confused with a later coin-design decision or with the broader commemorative-coin system. The act is the legal authorization; the Treasury secretary, after consultation with advisory bodies, makes the final design selections.