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1 Dime Semiquincentennial; Silver
| Issuer | United States Mint |
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| Year | 2026 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Liberty, rendered in high relief in a neoclassical style, her hair gathered in an upswept chignon and adorned with a laurel wreath. The legend LIBERTY arcs along the upper right rim, with the motto IN GOD WE TRUST inscribed in the right field. The commemorative dual date 1776 ~ 2026 appears vertically along the left field, flanking the portrait. The San Francisco Mint mark S is positioned to the right of the bust, with the engraver's initials EA at the truncation and CAC at the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 1776 ~ 2026 |
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The Semiquincentennial — the 250th anniversary of American independence — prompted Congress to authorize a dedicated coinage program, of which this silver dime is among the smaller-denomination pieces. The dime format carries particular historical weight here: the denomination traces directly to the Coinage Act of 1792, which established it as one of the republic's original monetary units. That the 2026 program returns to silver for the dime, a metal last used in circulating dimes after 1964, is a deliberate echo of the founding-era composition.