2026 Semiquincentennial Archives

CCAC Releases Multiple 2026 Semiquincentennial Design Candidates

July 16, 2024 by Clinton

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 …

2026 Semiquincentennial Lincoln Cent and Jefferson Nickel Design Candidates

February 27, 2024 by Clinton

In its February 15th Meeting, the Commission for Fine Arts reviewed the 2026 Semiquincentennial design candidates for the Lincoln Cent and Jefferson Nickel. The United States Mint submitted the candidates, which will be finalized by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) in an upcoming meeting. Authorized by Public Law 116-330, the U.S. Mint will revamp its circulating coins for 2026 to commemorate the Semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the founding of the United States of America. …