U.S. COIN REFERENCE · Semiquincentennial dime
Emerging Liberty: the 2026 dime’s one-year design
Liberty’s cap and the eagle identify a different dime from Roosevelt.
By SalarsNet · Reviewed October 5, 2026
A new obverse and reverse
The 2026 Emerging Liberty dime shows a capped Liberty and a flying eagle carrying arrows. Its reverse includes LIBERTY OVER TYRANNY and its date is 1776–2026. These features are deliberate design. The Mint’s current circulating-clad standard should not be applied to a silver collector product without confirming that product.
Type references: U.S. Mint Emerging Liberty dime ↗
Photograph the intended fine detail
Inspect the cap, hair, eagle, arrows, lettering, and rims, keeping full faces beside any close-up. A missing-looking feature can arise from lighting or weak strike; compare the normal image first. Describe contact marks and hairlines separately from a potential die defect.
Type references: U.S. Mint Emerging Liberty dime ↗
Finish before grade and price
Confirm mint and regular, uncirculated-set, or proof finish, then assess actual preservation. Compare the same issue and quantity in current sales. A Liberty portrait can recall earlier designs without giving this modern dime the specifications or rarity of an early American silver coin.
Type references: U.S. Mint Emerging Liberty dime ↗
Selected reviewed issue records
These catalog standards describe the named issue, not a measured specimen. The selected records below do not cover every date, mint, strike, or die variety. Reported production is labeled separately from established mintage. Unknown standards and mintage remain visible; survival estimates and certified populations are separate research questions.
No issue-level specification or mintage records are published for this category yet. Verify the exact date, mint, strike, metal, and subtype in its reference before using a numerical standard.
References and review
Reference reviewed October 5, 2026. Historical facts and catalog standards need to match the exact issue; price comparisons should be researched at the time of valuation.