The U.S. Mint will release a new commemorative quarter on Monday, June 1, 2026, to mark America’s 250th birthday.
The Declaration of Independence quarter features Thomas Jefferson on one side and the Liberty Bell on the other.
Two other special quarters are already in circulation, and two more are planned later this year.
There is also a half-dollar depicting the Statue of Liberty, which was released in celebration of America's sesquicentennial.
Earlier this year, the Mint released the Emerging Liberty Dime, which also depicts a "determined" Statue of Liberty as the winds of revolution waft through her hair.
Congress previously authorized the U.S. Mint to issue new coins “with designs emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial.”
A news release from the U.S. Mint states:
The Declaration of Independence Quarter obverse (heads) features Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States. The inscriptions are “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “1776 ~ 2026.” The reverse (tails) depicts the Liberty Bell ringing.
While it is unclear whether it rang out in July 1776, the Liberty Bell often rang to draw people near and share an announcement, or a declaration. The Bell’s crack is visible; the fragility of the Bell echoing the fragility of a young nation at its founding. The inscriptions are “THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,” “QUARTER DOLLAR,” “LIBERTY,” and “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”
Authorized by the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-330), and signed into law on January 13, 2021, by President Donald J. Trump, these coins commemorate 250 years of American Liberty by reflecting our country’s founding principles and honoring our Nation’s history.
