America's 250th Anniversary A Smithsonian magazine special report The design is one of several coin denominations, and the third of five new quarters, made specially for the country’s semiquincentennial The new coin is one of five special quarter designs commemorating America's 250th birthday.  U.S. Mint A new commemorative quarter honoring the Declaration of Independence and its primary author, founding father Thomas Jefferson, will enter public circulation beginning June 1, the United States Mint announced this week . The coin, which will be shipped to the Federal Reserve for distribution to commercial banks and financial institutions, features Jefferson, the third U.S. president, in profile on its obverse (heads) side. Above his head are the words “E Pluribus Unum,” which translates from Latin to mean “out of many, one,” while “In God We Trust” and “1776 ~ 2026” are inscribed below.…