U.S. Mint Releases Dime Redesign for 250th Anniversary

The U.S. Mint has released a redesigned dime as part of a series of commemorative coins marking the nation's 250th anniversary, featuring a notable omission of the traditional olive branch symbolizing peace from the bald eagle's talon. The coins, which include updates to the dime, quarter, half dollar, penny, and dollar, began circulating on January 5, 2026, and will bear the dates 1776-2026 to honor the period from American independence to the semiquincentennial.

The new dime departs significantly from its design since 1946, which had depicted President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the obverse and a torch flanked by olive and oak branches on the reverse. For this limited edition, available only in 2026, the obverse shows a figure of Liberty with winds of revolution flowing through her hair and a liberty cap adorned with stars and stripes. The reverse presents a bald eagle in midflight, gripping 13 arrows in its left talon to represent the original colonies and the power of war, while its right talon remains empty. Below the eagle, the inscription reads "Liberty over Tyranny" above "One Dime."

This redesign draws from the Great Seal of the United States, adopted in 1782, where the...