On the first day of their scheduled meeting this week, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) released the design candidates for several 2026 Semiquincentennial coins. The design candidates cover the upcoming 2026 Dime, Quarter, and Half Dollar changes. These design candidates join the previously released Cent and Nickel candidates.
The design candidates are radical departures from the current designs of the Dime, Quarter, and Half Dollar.
Note that the CCAC only released two of the five expected quarter designs. As part of legislation that created the new Quarter designs, it calls for…
The Secretary may issue quarter dollars in 2026 with up to five different designs emblematic of the United States Semiquincentennial. One of the quarter dollar designs must be emblematic of a woman’s or women’s contribution to the birth of the Nation or the Declaration of Independence or any other monumental moments in American History.
The 2026 Semiquincentennial coinage will enter circulation in 2026, as part of the celebrations related to the 250th anniversary of the foundation of the United States of America. While there will be the annual sets in 2026 such as the Proof and Silver Proof Sets, it is likely that the MInt will release additional, one-off products, as part of the festivities.
About The CCAC
In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 5135, the CCAC:
- Advises the Secretary of the Treasury on any theme or design proposals relating to circulating coinage, bullion coinage, Congressional Gold Medals, and national and other medals.
- Advises the Secretary of the Treasury with regards to the events, persons, or places to be commemorated by the issuance of commemorative coins in each of the five calendar years succeeding the year in which a commemorative coin designation is made.
- Makes recommendations with respect to the mintage level for any commemorative coin recommended.
The CCAC was established in 2003 by Congress under Public Law 108-15.