Enduring Liberty

To commemorate our nation’s 250th birthday the newly released 2026 Enduring Liberty half dollar features a close up left facing bust of the actual Statue of Liberty - as opposed to a long history of these coins showing metaphorical interpretations of ‘Lady Liberty’. The obverse inscriptions read “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “1776 ~ 2026.”

The reverse design features Liberty passing her torch, its flame trailing with the momentum of purpose, to a new generation. Inscriptions are “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “HALF DOLLAR,” and “KNOWLEDGE IS THE ONLY GUARDIAN OF TRUE LIBERTY.”