The U.S. Mint unveiled seven new coin designs in honor of America’s 250th anniversary in the final days of 2025, and this week, the first ones went into circulation.
These new designs will be produced for one year only and will be featured on dimes, quarters and half-dollar coins. Each new 2026 coin will feature a dual date, “1776 ~ 2026.”
New coin designs were authorized by the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 and signed into law by President Donald Trump on Jan. 13, 2021. The new designs feature past presidents, pilgrims and Lady Liberty.
“The designs on these historic coins depict the story of America’s journey toward a ‘more perfect union,’ and celebrate America’s defining ideals of liberty,” said Acting Mint Director Kristie McNally in a press release. “We hope to offer each American the opportunity to hold our nation’s storied 250 years of history in the palms of their hands as we Connect America through Coins.”
The first of the new coin designs to enter circulation was the Mayflower Compact Quarter, which went into circulation on Monday. The other coins will be released into circulation throughout 2026.
A look at the new coin designs
The Emerging Liberty dime
There is just one new dime design that is being released for the country’s 250th anniversary.
Instead of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, these dimes will show a depiction of “Liberty as the winds of revolution waft through her hair.” On the reverse side, an eagle will be pictured with arrows clutched in its talons, according to The Hill.
The Mayflower Compact quarter
The first of five new quarter designs features two pilgrims, one man and one woman, pictured under a banner that says “E Pluribus Unum,” according to USA Today. The saying featured on all of the new quarters translates to “out of many, one.”
The reverse side features an image of the Mayflower ship with the words “Mayflower Compact” at the bottom.
The Revolutionary War quarter
On the front of this coin, George Washington is pictured. The reverse side of the coin features a soldier from the Continental Army at Valley Forge with the words “Revolutionary War.”
The Declaration of Independence quarter
On this quarter, there is a side portrait of Thomas Jefferson on the front and an image of the Liberty Bell on the back.
The U.S. Constitution quarter
On the front side of this coin, there is a portrait of James Madison and an image of Independence Hall, where the Constitution was signed, on the reverse side.
The Gettysburg Address quarter
This coin has an image of President Abraham Lincoln on the front and the back side shows two clasped hands. It also features the saying “A New Nation Conceived in Liberty.”
The Enduring Liberty half-dollar
On the front of this coin, there is a close-up view of the Statue of Liberty. On the other side, Liberty’s hand is seen passing her torch, per the U.S. Mint. It also features the inscription “Knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.”