Donald Trump signed the 2020 law authorizing 2026 semiquincentennial coin designs.
The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 authorized special coin designs for the United States Semiquincentennial. It covered six circulating denominations, including five quarter-dollar designs, and required the designs to symbolize the 250th anniversary. The law also specified that one quarter should recognize women’s contributions.
Representative Barbara Lee introduced the bill on March 27, 2020. The legislation received unanimous support in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Donald Trump signed it into law in 2021, during his first presidential administration.
The year can cause confusion because the measure is commonly identified as the 2020 law, while the presidential signing occurred in 2021. The resulting coins were struck for circulation and collectors in 2026, with the dates 1776 and 2026 connecting the designs to the anniversary.