The United States Mint has released the images of the upcoming Emerging Liberty Dime. Set for release next year as part of the United States’ Semiquincentennial, the stunning dime features a new interpretation of Liberty. It is the first change in design of the Dime since the Roosevelt Dime was released on January 30, 1946.
The obverse design features a determined Liberty as the winds of revolution waft through her hair. With steadfast resolve, she faces the tyranny of the British monarchy. Her liberty cap bears stars and stripes, at once a symbol of our burgeoning Nation and a reference to early American coinage. Inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “1776 ~ 2026.”
The Obverse of the new Dime was designed by Esao Andrews and sculpted by Eric David Custer.
The reverse design features an eagle in flight carrying arrows in its talons, representing the American Revolution and the colonists’ fight for independence. Inscriptions are “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “ONE DIME,” and “LIBERTY OVER TYRANNY.”
The Reverse was designed and sculpted by Eric David Custer.
The Emerging Liberty Dime will be part of the standard circulating coins for next year. In historical timelines hold, production of the new Dime will begin in January, with the first coins going into circulation in February. The new Dime will also be part of collector products from the Mint, such as annual Proof Sets and other specialty items.
The Semiquincentennial coinage will be a one-year release, in 2026, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America. You can read more about the program on the Mint’s site.