United States Mint Strikes Limited-Edition 2.5-Ounce Silver Fourth of July Declaration of Independence Quarters

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WASHINGTON, D.C., July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) at Philadelphia struck 250 2.5-ounce silver Semiquincentennial 2026 Declaration of Independence quarters on the Fourth of July under the authority at 31 U.S.C. 5112(u), which authorizes the minting and issuing of silver fractional coins with designs for the Semiquincentennial quarters and half dollar in sizes, weights, fineness, and denominations, and with inscriptions, that the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be appropriate. Bearing no mint mark and featuring a special "July 4" privy mark, these unique quarters were struck sequentially and edge-numbered from 1 through 250.