Coins Online - February 2026

With the dime changing themes this year for the first time since 1946 and the half dollar portraying Lady Liberty for the first time since 1947, there’s a certain nostalgia in the air for the Nation’s Semiquincentennial. But the SemiQ is not just about new products, it’s also about celebrating Mint history.

For 2026, the classics are back with a vengeance. Adolph Weinman’s Mercury Dime is in gold while his Walking Liberty design is in both gold and silver. Saint-Gaudens’ Double Eagle design is back in gold but in different unique finishes. And that’s just the start.

Take a look at these classic designs for 2026:

What do these designs all have in common? They are all precious metals? Their designers all have names that are hard to spell? Yes, and all these designs originated from President Theodore Roosevelt’s effort to overhaul the artistic quality of American coins in the early 1900s.

From 1907 to 1909, President Roosevelt worked with artists such as Saint-Gaudens, Victor Brenner, Charles Barber, and Bela Lyon Pratt to create some of the most memorable coins in our Nation’s history.

The next three presidents (Taft, Wilson, and Harding) would continue the Roosevelt initiative and approve new designs such as the Buffalo Nickel, Mercury Dime, Walking Liberty, Standing Liberty, and Peace Dollar.

All of these famous works of art are available on Mint products in 2026, except for two. Can you name these classic coins from 1907-1908? Click below for the answer:

This month, the Mint launched the latest product in our Presidential Silver Medal series, a 99.9% fine silver medal featuring the 28th President of the United States Woodrow Wilson.

Did you know? The Presidential Medals series began as the Peace Medals series. Presidents gave medals as a sign of peace with Native American tribes, when signing peace treaties with other nations, and at other events.

The tradition originated during the colonial period when leaders gave medals to Native American chiefs to strengthen relations. The Lewis and Clark expedition carried Thomas Jefferson’s peace medal in three different sizes, as well as medals from George Washington’s second term.

In 2018, the Mint re-started the program by producing the medals in silver, starting with George Washington. Modern presidents are still honored with medals at the end of their terms, but these are produced in bronze.

Take a look at some original bronze medals next to their modern silver counterparts:

Ready to challenge yourself? This month's trivia focuses on new products from the 2026 Semiquincentennial Coin & Medal Program. Test your knowledge below.

1. Artist Cyrus Dallin's design on the reverse of the 2026 Mayflower Compact Quarter was originally featured on what commemorative coin?

A) Mayflower 400th Anniversary Program, 2020

B) Christopher Columbus Quincentenary, 1992

C) Sesquicentennial of American Independence, 1926

D) Pilgrim Tercentenary, 1920

2. This year’s platinum proof coin highlights the Declaration of Independence. What was the obverse design on platinum proof coins made from 1997 to 2017?

A) Statue of Liberty

B) Bald Eagle

C) Life, Liberty, and Happiness

D) Walking Liberty

3. The American Eagle 2026 One Ounce Silver Proof Coin features a Liberty Bell privy mark on the obverse. Which designer's initials are on the reverse?

A) Esao Andrews

B) Emily Damstra

C) Elana Hagler

D) Eliza Hamilton