The 2026 Pilgrim Quarter

Thoughts on this design and how much it's been used...

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Symbol of Freedom!

 

At this point I'd just be happy to see one in circulation. I picked some up at a coin show but haven't yet spotted them "in the wild."

 

I think it's ridiculous that we're halfway through the year and nobody can get these. The 1976 quarters are still circulating. I probably have at least one in my change jar.

 

I've been getting a ton now... zero dimes yet though... on the hunt for them...

 

Agreed, the Mint is slow stepping...

 

I've gotten about 5 in my change so far over the last month. Just the Pioneer/Pilgram one, none of the other designs as of yet.

 

Haven't seen any 2026 out here in the top left corner.

 

I broke down and bought mine. Not a single one in change. They will be hoarded worse than the Bicentennial Quarters. 50 years ago it took years before that generation realized the value of them was only $.25. This is a new generation and they haven’t realized or learned from their parents.

 

I don't think the new quarters will be hoarded. I read that there will be something like 5 different quarter designs for this year. Too many quarters to hoard I would imagine. In 76' there was just the one design for the quarter. Never know though. Stranger things have happened. I thought the same thing back in the late 90's about Beanie Babies. And turns out in 98'/99' timeframe even grown men were hoarding those things only to try and sell them on ebay 20 years later for pennies on the dollar by the lot-full.

 

I checked the mint’s web site and the Pilgrim Quarter sold out, very fast I’m told. Not sure about the Revolution Quarter. I just received a 2025-P Nickel in change. My first and only sand it only took 17 months to get one. Lol

 

Back in 1976, the quarter design had not changed at all in a very long time, so the new design really stood out. (It was a great design.) Now, there are so many different quarter designs, that I doubt that most people will even notice that this is new. So I really doubt that these will be hoarded.

 

If you look at the U.S. Mints website the 2026 coins that have been released are all sold out. Bags and rolls. You can’t find them in circulation despite the high mintages.

 

I just found my first 2026 dime in circulation! Since my last post. Still no quarters.

 

The only reason I found my very first new 1776 - 2026 quarter in change is because I noticed it didn't really have much of an obverse that I'm accustom to seeing. Once I saw what it was, I'm on the lookout for them now. The date is really not that obvious to spot, unlike the 1776 - 1976 was.

I'm still curious why there is a mint mark on both sides of the Pilgram quarter. Or is it something else besides the mint mark? On the side with the Pilgrams, it's right next to the woman's left shoulder. On the side with the Mayflower, it's right below the waterline near the bow of the ship. Are these both mint marks or have I been just fortunate that the mint is "D" on all the one's I've got so far?

 

The 2026 Quarters for circulation We’re under The circulating collectible cooling redesign act of 2020. That same act authorize the women’s quarter program along with future commemorative programs. The Senate in the house were both unanimous in their support.
I need to say that the Biden administration worked with the advisory committees for the designs, but the designs that contain civil rights movement and women suffrage were replaced following his departure from office in 2025. The is only available in through the Mint at a large premium, of course. There is supposed to be reproductions of the 1804 dollar, 1916 mercury dime, Standing liberty quarters and walking liberty half dollars. Even the bouillon coins with the buffalo are too bear the dual date of 17 76–20 26 and Have a privy mark.
On the Mayflower compact quarter there were two designers. The obverse designer is Ronald D Sanders. The reverse designer is Cyrus E. Dallin. On the reverse of the mayflower compact quarter there is a D about the size of a Mint work. The D on the reverse is the designer’s last initial, a D for Dallin. There are four sets of initials and they are located to the left and right on each side of the coin one is for the designer and the other is for the sculptors. Hope that helps answer your question.
Therefore, there is only one mint mark on the quarter.

 

Interesting that they would only use one letter for an initial and not two letters as they usually do. Why did they only use one letter for Cyrus E Dallin? Seems out of the normal design to use only one letter instead of 2.

 

On the 2026 Mayflower compact quarter the reverse design Was used from the 1920 Pilgrim half dollar Which was designed by Cyrus E. Dallin. The US Mint just use the initial D as that’s how it appeared on the 1920 coin. That decision was made to honor the original artist of that design.
The obverse was designed by Ronald D. Sanders and sculpted by Eric David Custer. The reverse was designed by Cyrus E. Dallin and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill.

 

Have not found anything from 2026 yet... still looking.