Part of the American Women Quarters series that Congress authorized in 2020, the 2026 program year falls on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — a deliberate scheduling decision that shaped which honorees were selected for that year's releases. The Semiquincentennial has driven the most aggressive commemorative coin program the U.S. Mint has mounted since the 1976 Bicentennial, with multiple series converging on the same calendar year.
Part of the American Women Quarters series that Congress authorized in 2020, the 2026 program year falls on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — a deliberate scheduling decision that shaped which honorees were selected for that year's releases. The Semiquincentennial has driven the most aggressive commemorative coin program the U.S. Mint has mounted since the 1976 Bicentennial, with multiple series converging on the same calendar year.