Coins Online - March 2026

Check your pocket change! The second Semiquincentennial 25-cent coin is almost here: The Revolutionary War Quarter. This is the first of three 2026 quarters to focus on American Independence.

The quarter's obverse features George Washington, the first President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Chief Engraver Joseph Menna's design is the third portrait of Washington to appear on a quarter. The original left-facing Washington appeared on quarter obverses from 1932-2021, and a right-facing portrait appeared from 2022-2025.

Here's a look at the changing faces of the General over the last 94 years:

The quarter's reverse shows a Continental Army soldier at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. This is the second coin this year to depict Valley Forge, along with the 2026 Native American $1 Coin.

Washington’s forces endured defeat at the Battle of Brandywine and faced disease and extreme cold during their winter encampment from 1777-1778. Independence had been declared the previous July, but the Second Continental Congress was forced to flee Philadelphia to evade a British attack. The soldier’s resolute gaze shows his will to overcome the trials of the war in pursuit of liberty.

The land of cheese, badgers, lighthouses, and . . . supercomputers? Wisconsin is known for a lot of things, but computers don't normally come to mind. Even so, the history of modern computers cannot be told without the Cray-1, the focus of our latest coin in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program.

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With March bringing the popular holiday St. Patrick's Day, we're testing your knowledge of coins related to famous Irish Americans. Feeling lucky? Try this month's Mint Trivia.

1. Which famous United States Mint Artist was born in Ireland?

A) Joseph Menna

B) Augustus Saint-Gaudens

C) Charles E. Barber

D) Adolph Weinman

2. Which National Park Site featured in the America the Beautiful Quarters series is named after a famous Irish American?

A) Fort Moultrie

B) Fort McHenry

C) George Rogers Clark

D) Frank Church

3. Many American presidents can trace their heritage back to the Emerald Isle. Which one of these former presidents is NOT of Irish descent?

A) Woodrow Wilson

B) Andrew Jackson

C) John F. Kennedy

D) George Washington