Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
To celebrate the Nation's Semiquincentennial (SemiQ), the United States Mint is proud to unveil one-year-only changes to well-known American coinage, such as the circulating dime, quarter, and half dollar. The Mint will also release special numismatic coins and medals in 2026 featuring unique designs and enhancements for core products and annual releases.
These are the new SemiQ circulating coins of 2026.
I still occasionally see some of the bicentennial quarters marked 1776- 1976 popping up from time to time.
There were commemorative coins minted for the centennial in 1876, but the first circulating commemorative U. S. coin was the 1921 Peace Dollar to commemorate the end of World War I.
OK, so now I have some bicentennial coins and expect to get some semi quincentennial coins before long, so the next ones I'll look for will be the 2076 issues, but by then we might not have metallic coins at all.
Let's see who is the first to find and show their semiquincentennial coins.
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Commodities prices, including gold and silver dropped recently.
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| One Year Chart Showing Recent Gold Price Drop |
The drop was large when considered in a short-term basis, but in my opinion the drop was to be expected, considering the long-term increases and the more recent dramatic prices increases prior to the drop. My view is that it was to be expected and is basically a correction.
Silver and other metals did something similar. Below is the silver one-year chart.
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| One Year Silver Price Chart. |
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| Fort Pierce Jetty -South Beach. |
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| Surf Chart from SurfGuru.com. |
Looks like the wind will shift before long.
The tides are moderate.
Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net