The U.S. Mint said these special “July 4th” quarters will be placed into circulation in time for the Fourth of July , not on a separately announced public release day. Reports based on the Mint’s June 23 announcement say 250,000 of the 2026 Declaration of Independence quarters with a “July 4” privy mark are being mixed into circulation and made available to banks and financial institutions nationwide ahead of the holiday.

What that means

  • They are not a standalone collector-only release.
  • The coins will be randomly circulated with regular quarters.
  • The practical answer is: expect them to start showing up right before July 4, 2026.

Availability

Because the Mint is sending them into normal circulation, the easiest places to encounter them are:

  • Banks.
  • Cash drawers.
  • Pocket change from everyday transactions.

Source note

The clearest wording available says they’ll be made available “in time for the Fourth of July,” so the Mint has not pinned this to one exact hour or day in the public reports surfaced so far.

TL;DR: They should begin circulating just ahead of July 4, 2026, with no single exact launch time publicly specified.