Values
A 2026 quarter’s market depends on which reverse is in the hand. This page is a series reference, not a price list.
The mintage chart leaves G, VF, and MS-63 blank. The NGC US Coin Price Guide file retrieved 2026-08-21 does not cover the Semiquincentennial quarters. Do not turn a year-to-date production cell into a price.
If you have a roll and want to sell it, start with how to sell a coin collection. The American Women quarters are the previous program, not this one.
Key Dates
This page will not bold a design. Five reverses share one year. A privy-mark quarter is a special strike, not a key this page invented.
Errors
July 4 privy on the Declaration quarter. Wikipedia says 250,000 pieces were struck with a JULY 4th privy and no mint mark, hidden in bank shipments. That count is a special issue. It is not the Denver row and it is not the Philadelphia row, and it is not on this chart because the annual business-strike cells are not finished.
Giant silver Declaration pieces. The same article says 250 pieces, each with 2.5 troy ounces of silver, plain edges, numbered 1 through 250, were struck at Philadelphia on 4 July 2026 for auction. They are not circulating quarters.
Abandoned themes. Suffrage, abolition, and civil rights designs were recommended and then dropped. A coin with Frederick Douglass or Ruby Bridges is not this program. Do not call a 2026 Washington quarter a wrong design if it is one of the five that shipped.
Compare the coin to the NGC Coin Explorer quarter pages. We do not host their plates. American Women is a different series.
Varieties
Five reverses share 2026. Read the reverse, and the portrait that goes with it, before you call them one coin. A privy-mark quarter is a special strike, not a sixth design this page invented.
- Mayflower CompactTwo Pilgrims and the ship. The reverse is based on the Pilgrim Tercentenary half. It is one of the five.
- Revolutionary WarWashington and a soldier at Valley Forge. The portrait is Washington, not a second Mayflower.
- Declaration of IndependenceJefferson and the Liberty Bell. Jefferson’s portrait comes from an Indian peace medal.
- ConstitutionMadison and Independence Hall, with the clocks at 2:50. Madison’s portrait comes from the presidential dollar.
- Gettysburg AddressLincoln and two clasped hands, with a line from the address. It is the fifth reverse, not a doubled die.
Names follow PCGS CoinFacts and NGC, the same publishers this site already cites. This is a name list, not a price list and not a count.
Mintage
Five designs. Philadelphia and Denver are the circulation mints when the Mint marks them.
| Year | Mint | Mintage | G | VF | MS-63 |
|---|
Mintage: the note under this table names the page that printed each count. These figures are not an NGC Coin Explorer extract and they are not the 1974 Mint pamphlet.
Collector-standard year/mint presentation follows A Guide Book of United States Coins (the Red Book). These cells are Mint manufacture figures, not a Red Book net or melt.
Values: NGC US Coin Price Guide, retrieved 2026-08-21. Guide values, not offers. Not melt. NGC IDs link to the same publisher’s price-guide listing.
Key date names: PCGS CoinFacts (2026-08-21). Bold rows are only dates that publisher named.
The Wikipedia semiquincentennial coinage table cites the US Mint circulating-production page retrieved 3 September 2026. That snapshot is not a full year. Blank cells stay blank. Filled cells from that retrieval are not copied here. Special issues named in the article stay off this chart.
The chart is empty on purpose. The Wikipedia circulating table cites the US Mint production page retrieved 3 September 2026. Mayflower, Revolutionary War, and Declaration have Denver and Philadelphia figures on that snapshot. Constitution and Gettysburg do not. A retrieval in September is not a full year, so this page does not copy those cells. The July 4 privy issue and the giant silver pieces are not business-strike rows either.
The grade columns are empty because this site has no NGC guide extract for these designs.
Specifications
These are mint specs, not what a dealer pays. Wear can take a little weight off. We will not invent a tolerance. The American Women quarter thickness is that program’s planchet. It is not copied here.
| Specification | Figure |
|---|---|
| Diameter | Not printed |
| Thickness | Not printed |
| Weight | Not printed |
| Composition | Not printed on a cited catalog page |
| Edge | Not printed on a cited catalog page |
| Designer | Five 2026 reverses. Designers change with the subject |
No catalog page used for the 2026 quarters prints a thickness. Diameter, weight, and thickness stay Not printed. The American Women quarter planchet is not copied onto this program.
Grading
A 2026 quarter wears first on the portrait and on the reverse device. Five reverses share the year. Grade the one in your hand.
Mayflower, Valley Forge, the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and two clasped hands are not the same coin.
Key Diagnostic Areas
| Area | What to examine | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| The portrait | Pilgrims, Washington, Jefferson, Madison, or Lincoln. | The obverse changes with the design. A Washington portrait is the Revolutionary War quarter, not a 1932 Washington quarter. |
| The reverse | Ship, soldier, bell, hall, or hands. | The reverse names the design. A July 4 privy is a special strike, not a second reverse. |
| Fields | Contact marks from rolls and from bank bags. | Clad marks easily. Shine from a wipe is not mint luster. |
Circulated & Mint State
These cards describe this coin, not a second copy of the P-1 through MS-70 chart. The shared numbers live on the glossary.
See graded photos. The photos that show what VF looks like live at PCGS. We do not host their plates. NGC Coin Explorer is another look if you want a second set.
What each named grade looks like on this design.
Poor
Poor
A disk you can still call a 2026 quarter if you already know the type.
- The portrait and the reverse device are gone.
- The date may be a shadow. Do not scrape it.
- Shine does not make this a better coin.
AG
About Good
You might read a digit. The high points on this 2026 quarter are already slick.
- The portrait and the reverse device are worn to a blank patch.
- If you cannot read the date without hoping, stay here.
- A Mayflower is still this grade if it is this worn.
Good
Good
The date is readable. The design is still mostly an outline.
- The portrait and the reverse device are flat. The type is an outline, not a portrait.
- The rim should be full enough to hold the legend.
- This is a worn coin, not a details story.
VG
Very Good
The date is clear. A little life returns away from the high points.
- Some leftover detail sits away from the portrait and the reverse device.
- The high points are still tired.
- Do not clean the date to “see it better.”
Fine
Fine
You can follow the design. The high points are outlined, not sharp.
- The portrait and the reverse device are outlined and flat — no real sharpness yet.
- The rest of the coin can look busier than the grade.
- The date should be clear. The mint mark should be too, if there is one.
VF
Very Fine
The type is doing real work. The portrait and the reverse device still decide.
- Leftover detail sits on the portrait and the reverse device. The centers are still the worn spot.
- Marks do not raise the grade.
- A regular Mayflower is still this grade if it is this worn.
EF
Extremely Fine
Most of the coin looks sharp. The high points tell on it.
- Light wear on the portrait and the reverse device.
- The rest of the coin can look better than the grade. Trust the high points.
- The date should be sharp.
AU
About Uncirculated
Almost no wear — and “almost” lives on the same high points.
- A trace of rub on the portrait and the reverse device.
- Luster may still sit in the fields. Rub on those high points is still rub.
- A bright coin with a slick high point is still slick.
Basal MS
Mint State
No wear. The fight is marks and luster, not how white the coin looks.
- No rub on the portrait and the reverse device.
- Marks and luster decide how this mint-state coin lives.
- A bright chewed-up coin is still chewed-up.
Choice
Choice Mint State
Still no wear. Cleaner fields than basal mint state.
- Same no-wear rule on the portrait and the reverse device.
- Fewer marks in the fields. Luster is more intact.
- White is not a grade.
Gem
Gem Mint State
A clean 2026 quarter for this type. Still mint state, still not a story.
- No wear on the portrait and the reverse device.
- Marks and luster, not a romance about a date or a white field.
- A slab is an opinion in plastic. The glossary has the numbers.
Proofs and silver proofs are set coins. This page does not invent a PR price grid. The proof numbers live on the glossary.
Copper color designations do not apply to this clad quarter. See the Lincoln Wheat cent and the glossary.
Overview
The 2026 quarters are five circulating designs for the 250th anniversary. Mayflower Compact shows two Pilgrims and the ship. Revolutionary War shows Washington and a soldier at Valley Forge. Declaration of Independence shows Jefferson and the Liberty Bell. The Constitution quarter shows Madison and Independence Hall, with the clocks at 2:50. Gettysburg Address shows Lincoln and two hands. They are not American Women quarters and they are not Crossing the Delaware.
No paired public-domain plate of both sides, at a size this site will host, was added. The placeholder is intentional.
This page is a series article, not a shop listing.
History
Congress authorized the redesign in the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 and required one quarter to note the contributions of women. Committees first recommended suffrage, abolition, and civil rights. The Treasury announced a different set on 10 December 2025: Mayflower, the Revolutionary War, the Declaration, the Constitution, and Gettysburg. The Mayflower reverse is based on the Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar. Washington’s portrait and Madison’s portrait come from the 2007 presidential dollars. Jefferson’s portrait comes from an Indian peace medal by Robert Scot and John Reich.
Mayflower entered circulation on 5 January 2026. The Revolutionary War quarter followed on 23 March. Declaration followed on 25 May. The Constitution quarter’s release notice is 10 August 2026. Gettysburg is listed for 21 October 2026, after the date of this page.
Design
Read the reverse before you read the date. The five backs do not look alike. Mayflower is a ship, sculpted by Phebe Hemphill from Cyrus E. Dallin’s older design. Valley Forge is a soldier in the snow. The Liberty Bell is the Declaration reverse, sculpted by Benjamin Sowards. Independence Hall is the Constitution reverse. Two clasped hands, with a line from the address, are Gettysburg.
The obverse changes with the design. Pilgrims, Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Lincoln are five different portraits. A dual date is the anniversary mark. It is not a second coin.
People Also Ask
What are the five 2026 quarters?
Mayflower Compact, Revolutionary War, Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address. They are one program on this page. They are not America the Beautiful quarters and they are not American Women quarters.
How much is a 2026 quarter worth?
This page does not print guide prices. The NGC extract on file does not include these designs. A Mint roll price is not a grade.
Why are the published Denver and Philadelphia figures not on the chart?
Wikipedia’s circulating table cites the US Mint production page as retrieved on 3 September 2026. That is a year-to-date snapshot. Three designs have figures there. Two do not. None of those cells is a finished annual mintage, so none of them is a row.
Has the Gettysburg quarter been released?
The Mint’s event list, as quoted on the Wikipedia page, gives 21 October 2026. This article is dated 6 October 2026, so that release is still ahead. It is not a row.
Collector Considerations
Buy the reverse you mean. A Mayflower quarter does not finish a Declaration set. A July 4 privy piece is a hunt coin, not the ordinary Denver strike.
If you inherited a roll, leave the coins in the paper until you know which design is inside. Clad wipes. The coin dealer directory starts in Ohio.
For the dime of the same year, read the Semiquincentennial dime. For the half dollar, read the Enduring Liberty half.
A Final Word
Five quarters, one year, and an empty chart until the Mint’s production page is a full year. Name the reverse. Leave the September snapshot in the footnote.
When you want the quarter program that ended in 2025, the American Women quarters are already here.