U.S. Mint Produces 296.7M Coins Amid America 250 Rollout

U.S. Mint coin manufacturing slowed in February 2026 after reaching an eight-month excessive in January, when the primary 1776-2026 Semiquincentennial coins entered circulation. Further, output remained far under year-earlier ranges when cents have been nonetheless being produced for commerce.

The Mint produced 296.74 million cash for circulation in February — together with nickels, Emerging Liberty dimes, the primary two of 5 quarter designs, and Enduring Liberty half {dollars} — all a part of the America 250 coin program marking the nation’s 250th anniversary. Output fell 33.8% from January and 48.9% from a yr earlier, when cent manufacturing alone totaled 353 million cash.

The following desk reveals how February’s output compares with different months over the previous yr:

February 2025 to February 2026 Circulating Coin Production

*The May complete excludes a damaging adjustment within the Mint’s May knowledge for 3.22 million Native American {dollars} — an quantity that, based mostly on CoinInformation monitoring, had inflated month-to-month totals by 700,000 in February, 1.4 million in March, and 1.12 million in April. Those figures have additionally been up to date.

The U.S. Mint’s main mission is to fabricate cash in response to public demand. It manufactures, sells, and delivers circulating cash to Federal Reserve Banks and their coin terminals, making certain business banks and different monetary establishments have the mandatory provide.

Month-Over-Month Production Changes

Beginning in July of final yr, and on the route of the Treasury, the U.S. Mint stopped producing cents for circulation. The smallest denomination had typically accounted for greater than half of the Mint’s annual output. Cents at the moment are struck just for collector merchandise, with these figures not revealed by the Mint.

In month-over-month comparisons for cash generally utilized by Americans, February manufacturing fell 48.8% for nickels, 24.1% for dimes, and 22.9% for quarters.

Mintages of Half Dollars and Native American Dollars

The U.S. Mint additionally produces different circulating-quality cash, together with half {dollars} and {dollars}. While Native American $1 cash are now not ordered by the Federal Reserve, they proceed to be struck in circulating high quality for collectors, with month-to-month manufacturing figures revealed by the Mint. The identical utilized to half {dollars} till current years — particularly 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 — after they have been once more ordered for common circulation, albeit in very small portions in contrast with different denominations.

It stays unclear what number of 2026 half {dollars} have been produced for common circulation, although some are identified to be in circulation. The yr is exclusive for the denomination, because the long-running Kennedy half greenback design has been changed with a one-year-only “Enduring Liberty” theme marking the nation’s 250th anniversary.

In January, manufacturing figures confirmed 7.5 million half {dollars} struck on the Denver Mint and 6.3 million on the Philadelphia Mint. February figures raised Denver’s complete by 3 million to 10.5 million and Philadelphia’s by 1.8 million to eight.1 million, bringing the mixed complete to 18.6 million. By comparability, 2025 manufacturing totaled 19.8 million cash at Denver and 14.2 million at Philadelphia, or 34 million general, that means this yr’s output is already greater than midway to final yr’s complete.

On May 5, collectors can count on U.S. Mint-branded rolls and baggage of semiquincentennial 2026-P and 2026-D Enduring Liberty half {dollars} to go on sale.

Moving to 2026 Native American {dollars}, the Mint reported 140,000 struck in January on the Denver Mint. None have been produced there in February, however the Philadelphia Mint struck 840,000, bringing the coin’s mixed complete to 980,000. On Jan. 27, the U.S. Mint began selling rolls and bags of 2026 P&D Native American dollars, with mixed gross sales of 925,825 by means of March 8, together with 456,475 with Denver mint marks. The mismatch signifies the totals will seemingly enhance or be revised.

For comparability, 2025 manufacturing reached 5.18 million cash, together with 2.52 million from Denver and a pair of.66 million from Philadelphia.

The following desk reveals February 2026 circulating coin mintages by manufacturing facility and denomination.

U.S. Mint Circulating Coin Production in February 2026

In February, the Denver Mint struck 114.2 million cash, whereas the Philadelphia Mint produced 182.54 million, bringing the mixed output to 296.74 million cash.

For the yr thus far, the Denver Mint has struck 351.84 million cash, and the Philadelphia Mint has made 393.4 million cash, bringing the entire to 745.24 million cash. This is 38.7% fewer than the 1,215,170,000 cash manufactured in the course of the first two months of 2025.

This subsequent desk lists year-to-date coin manufacturing totals by denomination and by U.S. Mint facility:

YTD 2026 Circulating Coin Production by Denomination

If the present manufacturing tempo continues by means of December, the 2026 annual mintage would prime 4.47 billion cash. For comparability, the U.S. Mint produced nearly 4.95 billion coins for circulation in 2025, marking a fifth straight yearly decline and the bottom output since 2009 — although cent manufacturing was held at zero starting in July, accounting for a lot of the drop in comparison with earlier years.

Mintages of 2026 Semiquincentennial Quarters

As a part of the nation’s America 250 celebration, the U.S. Mint will strike 5 distinctive 2026 Semiquincentennial quarters. The 5 acknowledge the Mayflower Compact, the Revolutionary War, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address.

The Mayflower Compact quarter entered circulation on Jan. 5, with the U.S. Mint providing rolls and bags to the public beginning Feb. 5. Production totals reported by the Mint present the next:

• December: +48.8 million from Denver and +31 million from Philadelphia
• January: +85.6 million from Denver and +73.2 million from Philadelphia
• February: +35 million from Denver and +40.4 million from Philadelphia

Combined manufacturing by means of February totals 169.4 million cash from Denver and 144.6 million from Philadelphia — 314 million cash general.

Also in December, the Mint reported manufacturing of 1 million 2026 Revolutionary War quarters on the Denver Mint. The design is scheduled for release in late March. Production totals reported by the Mint present the next:

• December: 1 million cash — all from Denver
• January: +800,000 from Denver and +800,000 from Philadelphia
• February: +16.4 million from Denver and +31.8 million from Philadelphia

Combined manufacturing by means of February totals 18.2 million cash from Denver and 32.6 million from Philadelphia — 50.8 million cash general.

2026 Semiquincentennial Quarter Mintages