2026 Semiquincentennial Dime

Coin specifications and design

Years made: 2026

Country: United States

Denomination: Ten cents

Category: Commemorative circulating design

Composition: Copper-nickel clad for circulation; 99.9% silver for silver proofs

Silver fineness: None for clad; 99.9% for silver proofs

Silver weight: None for clad; 0.079 troy oz fine silver for silver proofs

Weight: 2.268 g clad; silver proof specified by 0.079 troy oz fine silver

Diameter: 17.9 mm

Thickness: 1.35 mm

Edge: Reeded

Designer: 2026 Semiquincentennial program design by U.S. Mint Artistic Infusion Program / Medallic Artists

Design identification

Obverse: A determined Liberty wearing a starred-and-striped liberty cap, with wind moving through her hair.

Reverse: An eagle in flight carries arrows in its talons, symbolizing the American Revolution and the colonists’ fight for independence. The reverse inscriptions include UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM, ONE DIME, and LIBERTY OVER TYRANNY.

Semiquincentennial Dime history

For the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026, the Mint temporarily replaced the Roosevelt dime with the one-year Emerging Liberty design. It marked the first time since 1945 that a personification of Liberty appeared on the dime. The design presents Liberty in a revolutionary-era theme and uses the dual date 1776 ~ 2026. The change is limited to the Semiquincentennial year; the Roosevelt dime design is scheduled to return in 2027.