2026 (P & D) Revolutionary War Semiquincentennial Quarter Set

In the Semiquincentennial year of 2026, the Mint struck quarters to honor the soldiers who bore the newborn republic through fire, frost, hunger and fear. These coins — depicting the steadfast Revolutionary soldier before the cabins of a rising nation — were meant to reach collectors in immaculate “Uncirculated” form. Yet the Mint, overwhelmed by the nation’s 250‑year celebration, dispatched them in mixed bags and rolls, where they jostled like troops in a crowded muster.

Thus, each quarter carries the faint, honest marks of its brief pilgrimage: a soft rub upon the musket, a whisper of contact on Washington’s profile, a tiny scuff from its neighbors. Not circulation, but the ritual wear of transit, the same incidental hardship the soldiers themselves endured. These are not flaws; they are the coin’s own march — its reenactment of the struggle it commemorates.

Within this set stand the Philadelphia (P) and Denver (D) strikes — twin battalions from opposite ends of the republic. Together they form a matched pair: two mints, two echoes, one story of defiance and birth.

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 barracks — 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.

Though labeled “Uncirculated,” these quarters remain true to the Mint’s own definition — untouched by commerce, yet marked by the journey from press to collector. They are relics of a milestone year, minted to honor the Revolution, carried in unity, and now preserved in their protective snaps for generations to come.

A set for the collector who values the story in the steel.

A set for the patriot who hears the march in the metal.