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2026 (P & D) Declaration of Independence Semiquincentennial Quarter Set
$4.50 USD
In the year 2026, as the nation marked 250 years since the Declaration of Independence, the Mint struck a commemorative quarter to honor the great bell that tolled the birth of a republic. These coins — bearing the Liberty Bell beneath the watchful moon — were meant to be delivered in pristine “Uncirculated” splendor. Yet the Mint, in its haste to supply a celebrating nation, released them in mixed bags and rolls, where they jostled like pilgrims in a procession.
Thus, each quarter in this set carries a story etched not only by dies and presses, but by the brief journey between mint and collector. Some bear the faintest whisper of contact, a soft rub upon the high points, a tiny mark from their shared passage — not circulation, but the scuffing of ceremony, the touch of neighboring coins traveling together toward the Semiquincentennial.
When these relics reach thee, they do not arrive bare. Each quarter is enthroned within a 2" × 2" plastic coin snap, a clear protective ward that seals the metal from further contact. The snap becomes its final home — a transparent sanctum where the coin’s journey ends and its preservation begins. The relic is locked in stasis, its story visible, its surface guarded, ready for display within the halls of your Sanctum Numismatica.
Within this set rest both the Philadelphia (P) and Denver (D) strikes — twin echoes from opposite sides of the continent. Together they form a matched pair: two bells ringing across the republic, two mints honoring the same immortal document.
Though labeled “Uncirculated,” these quarters are true to the Mint’s own definition — untouched by commerce, yet bearing the light, honest signs of their communal voyage. They are relics of a milestone year, minted for celebration, carried in unity, and now preserved for your Sanctum.
A set for the collector who values truth over perfection.
A set for the historian who hears the bell’s old cry.