The Youth Sports Quarters are the U.S. Mint's Youth Sports Coin Collection: 20 new quarters from 2027 through 2030, five a year, each honoring a sport played by American youth, plus a Paralympic sports half dollar each year. The 2027 coins show baseball, golf, soccer, softball and snowboarding, and their final designs were published on 26 October 2026.
The 2027 Youth Sports Quarters
The first five sports are baseball, golf, soccer, softball and snowboarding. The U.S. Mint published the final designs on 26 October 2026. Select a coin for its own page.
Baseball
Golf
Soccer
Softball
SnowboardingFinal 2027 reverse designs. Images: United States Mint.
Every coin shares a new portrait of George Washington, design GW-01, shown in civilian attire at a three-quarter angle. See the obverse. The 2027 quarters page shows all five designs together and which review panel's pick won for each.
The Youth Sports Coin Collection, 2027 to 2030
The U.S. Mint calls the whole program the Youth Sports Coin Collection: five quarters a year honoring sports played by American youth, and one half dollar a year honoring a Paralympic sport. Every sport has been named:
| Year | Quarters | Half dollar |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Baseball, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Snowboarding | Wheelchair basketball |
| 2028 | American football, Swimming, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Track and field | Para climbing |
| 2029 | Basketball, Wrestling, Tennis, Cheerleading, Karate | Para ice hockey |
| 2030 | Figure skating, Skiing, Skateboarding, Volleyball, Ice hockey | Para snowboarding |
The full list of all 20 sports has more on each year.
The 2027 Kennedy half dollar
The 2027 half dollar pairs the first new portrait of John F. Kennedy since 1964 with Paralympic wheelchair basketball. More on the 2027 Kennedy half dollar.
What is known, and what is not
Confirmed
- The program runs from 2027 through 2030, set by Public Law 116-330.
- All 20 quarter sports and all four half dollar sports.
- The final 2027 designs, front and back, for all five quarters and the half dollar.
- One Washington portrait, GW-01, on all 20 quarters.
- The 2027 U.S. Mint Proof Set will include the 2027 Youth Sports Quarters and the new Kennedy half dollar.
Not announced yet
- Release dates, and the order the five 2027 coins come out.
- Mintages.
- Rolls, bags, silver proofs and other products.
- Designer and sculptor credits for the quarters.
- Any design for 2028, 2029 or 2030.
How the series works
Congress created the program in the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, enacted in January 2021 as Public Law 116-330. The same law created the American Women Quarters of 2022 to 2025 and the 2026 coins for the nation's 250th anniversary. Starting 1 January 2027, the reverse of the quarter must be "emblematic of sports played by American youth," one sport per coin.
The Treasury Secretary picks the sports after outreach and consultation with the public, and picks every design after consulting the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and after review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC). For 2027 the Secretary used the CCAC's recommendation for the Washington portrait and for golf and softball, the CFA's for soccer, and the design both panels chose for baseball and snowboarding.
Where the series fits
The quarter has changed its reverse almost every year since 1999. Youth sports is the next program in that run.
| 1999 to 2009 | 50 State Quarters, then the District of Columbia and U.S. Territories quarters |
|---|---|
| 2010 to 2021 | America the Beautiful Quarters, 56 national parks and sites |
| 2021 | Washington Crossing the Delaware |
| 2022 to 2025 | American Women Quarters, 20 designs |
| 2026 | Semiquincentennial quarters for the nation's 250th anniversary |
| 2027 to 2030 | Youth Sports Quarters, 20 designs |
About this site
This site works from the public records: the law, the CCAC's letters and minutes, the CFA's letters, and the U.S. Mint's own announcements and images. When the Mint publishes release dates and mintages, they go on these pages the same week. More about the site and its standards.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Youth Sports Coin Collection?
- The U.S. Mint's name for its 2027 to 2030 program: five Youth Sports Quarters a year, 20 in all, plus one Paralympic sports half dollar a year. The Mint announced it, with the final 2027 designs, on 26 October 2026.
- When do the Youth Sports Quarters come out?
- The law starts the program on 1 January 2027 and runs it through 2030. The U.S. Mint had not announced release dates for any of the five 2027 coins as of 31 October 2026.
- What sports are on the 2027 quarters?
- Baseball, golf, soccer, softball and snowboarding. The final designs were published on 26 October 2026.
- What sports come after 2027?
- 2028: American football, swimming, gymnastics, lacrosse, and track and field. 2029: basketball, wrestling, tennis, cheerleading and karate. 2030: figure skating, skiing, skateboarding, volleyball and ice hockey.
- What is on the 2027 half dollar?
- A new portrait of John F. Kennedy and Paralympic wheelchair basketball. Para climbing, para ice hockey and para snowboarding follow in 2028, 2029 and 2030.
Sources
- U.S. Mint press release, United States Mint Announces New Circulating Coin Program: Designs for 2027 Coins Shared Publicly for the First Time (26 October 2026)
- U.S. Mint media kit, Youth Sports Coin Collection (final 2027 designs and the 2027 to 2030 lineup)
- Public Law 116-330, Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act (enrolled bill H.R. 1923)
- Congressional Research Service, Redesigning Circulating Quarters, Half Dollars, and Dollar Coins
- U.S. Mint, Proof Set Subscription (2027 Proof Set)
- CCAC letter to the Treasury Secretary on the 2027 American Youth Sports Quarters (24 February 2026)
- CCAC minutes, public meeting of 24 February 2026
- U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, CFA 19/FEB/26-13, 2027 Youth American Sports Quarters reverses
- CCAC letter on the 2027-2030 Washington obverse (24 November 2025)
- U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, CFA 22/JAN/26-12, 2027-2030 Youth American Sports Quarter obverse
Last verified: 31 October 2026. The 2027 designs are final, announced by the U.S. Mint on 26 October 2026. Release dates, mintages and products are added here when the Mint announces them.