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2027-2030 American Youth Sports Quarters: What We Know About the Next Quarter Program

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The Next Chapter for the Quarter: Celebrating Youth Sports

After the 2026 Semiquincentennial quarters wrap up, a new program takes over: the American Youth Sports Quarters, running from 2027 through 2030. Authorized by Public Law 116-330 (the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020), this program will feature up to five different sports per year — potentially 20 different quarter designs over four years.

What We Know

  • Duration: 2027-2030 (4 years)
  • Designs per year: Up to 5 (same format as American Women Quarters and earlier programs)
  • Subject: Each coin features a sport played by American youth
  • Selection process: The U.S. Mint consulted with the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition and released a public survey to help determine which sports to feature

Sports Under Consideration

The list of sports being considered includes both mainstream and emerging activities:

  • American football
  • Basketball
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Figure skating
  • Pickleball
  • Archery
  • Fencing
  • Kayaking
  • Karate
  • Orienteering

The final selection has not been publicly confirmed. The CCAC (Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee) began reviewing design proposals for the 2027-2030 program in November 2025.

What This Means for Quarter Collectors

Since the State Quarters program launched in 1999, the U.S. quarter has been a continuously evolving collectible. The progression has been:

  • 1999-2008: 50 State Quarters (+ D.C. and territories in 2009)
  • 2010-2021: America the Beautiful Quarters (56 national parks/sites)
  • 2022-2025: American Women Quarters (20 notable women)
  • 2026: Semiquincentennial Quarters (5 historical milestones)
  • 2027-2030: American Youth Sports Quarters (up to 20 sports)

This gives quarter collectors another four years of new designs to pursue. Unlike the Semiquincentennial quarters (which featured unique obverses for each design), the Youth Sports program may return to a common obverse format — though this hasn't been confirmed.

Beyond 2030

After the Youth Sports program ends, the future of the quarter's reverse design is open. Congress would need to authorize a new program or the quarter would return to a fixed design. Given the popularity of rotating quarter designs since 1999, it seems likely that new programs will continue.

Stay tuned for design reveals as the CCAC and CFA finalize their recommendations. We'll update this thread as new information becomes available.

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