Limited Edition Quarter Released For America's 250th Celebration

If you or someone you know collects coins, you should know the U.S. Mint is dropping a new quarter design just in time for America's 250th birthday. Not only are we getting a new quarter, but the release is pretty limited, so if you find one, you might want to keep it safe.

New Quarter In Time For America's 250th

Yesterday, the United States Mint shared that it was releasing a special quarter in time for the United States' 250th birthday. The coin is different than a normal quarter in a few ways, but the best way to know you've got one is that instead of a mint mark, you'll see a date, July 4th.

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According to a social media post about the coin:

Just announced: The United States Mint will produce 250,000 Semiquincentennial 2026 Declaration of Independence Quarters featuring a special “July 4” privy mark in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

Randomly mixed in with other 2026 Declaration of Independence Quarters and bearing no mint mark, these unique quarters will be placed into circulation and made available to banks and financial institutions nationwide in time for the Fourth of July.

Check your change, and you may discover a special “July 4” quarter and a once-in-a-lifetime piece of history!

Some comments on the post seem to indicate that these coins might already be floating around in some parts of the US, so if you've gotten change recently, you might want to take a quick look to see if you've already got one of the 250,000 limited edition quarters.

What Does The Coin Have On It?

It appears that the front of the quarter shows a half-body side profile of Washington, and the back shows the Liberty Bell ringing, with the words 'The Declaration of Independence' on it. You can find more information about the quarter on the U.S. Mint page.

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