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Collector’s Guide · United States · August 2026 A President’s Signature on the Dollar: What the 2026 Currency Change Means for Collectors For more than a century, two signatures have anchored every US note. In 2026, for the first time, a sitting president’s is being added. Whatever you think of the politics, the numismatics are simple: signature changes are how US currency collecting keeps score, and this is the biggest one in living memory. Quick answer: On Mar …

Numismatic Reference · June 2026 · 9 min read America 250: The Complete Guide to 2026’s Redesigned Money For the first time since the 1976 Bicentennial, the United States has reimagined its everyday coins. To mark 250 years of independence, the U.S. Mint rolled out one-year-only designs across the cent, nickel, dime, quarter, and half dollar — each stamped with the dual date 1776 ∽ 2026. Here is exactly what changed, where to find each coin, and what it means for colle …