U.S. Mint Reveals 2027 Youth Sports Quarters and Half Dollar

The United States Mint showed its 2027 coin designs to the public for the first time on October 26, 2026, and they start a new four year program called the Youth Sports Coin Collection. The 2027 lineup has five quarters that honor youth sports and one half dollar that honors wheelchair basketball. If you flip coins or hunt rolls, this is your first look at the designs that will reach pocket change next year.

What Are the 2027 Youth Sports Coins?

The Mint's press release explains the setup. Each quarter's back (the reverse) shows a sport American kids play, and the front shows a new George Washington portrait made just for this program. Each half dollar's back shows a sport for athletes with disabilities, with a new John F. Kennedy portrait on the front.

CoinWeek describes the five 2027 quarter designs:

• Baseball: a young batter with a catcher behind the plate
• Golf: a young player finishing a swing, with a background that looks like the dimples on a golf ball
• Soccer: a player celebrating next to a big ball
• Softball: a batter and catcher in action
• Snowboarding: a rider in the air above mountains

The half dollar is the bigger change for longtime collectors. CoinNews reports that the new Kennedy portrait shows him looking upward. It replaces the likeness used since 1964 and will stay on the coin through 2030. Kennedy also comes back after a one year break for the 2026 America 250 design. CoinNews says Artistic Infusion Program artist Beth Zaiken designed the front and Mint Medallic Artist Craig A. Campbell sculpted it. Walter O'Neal III designed the wheelchair basketball back, and Eric David Custer sculpted it.

The program comes from the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 (Public Law 116-330), signed January 13, 2021. The Mint picked candidate sports with a public survey that ran from January 22 to February 20, 2025, and the Treasury Secretary makes the final pick.

Here is the rest of the plan as CoinWeek lists it:

• 2028: American football, swimming, gymnastics, lacrosse and track and field, with para climbing on the half dollar
• 2029: basketball, wrestling, tennis, cheerleading and karate, with para ice hockey
• 2030: figure skating, skiing, skateboarding, volleyball and ice hockey, with para snowboarding

When Do the 2027 Coins Come Out and What Do They Cost?

So far the Mint has only said 2027. World Numismatic News reports that as of October 27, 2026, the Mint has not announced release dates, product formats or prices for any 2027 coin. CoinNews also says no release date has been set for the wheelchair basketball half dollar.

What we do know:

• Circulating coins are face value. A quarter is 25 cents and a half dollar is 50 cents, same as always. Once they ship, they reach people through banks and everyday change.
• Collector versions are not announced. World Numismatic News points out that the images shown are proof renderings with an S mintmark. They show the designs, not the product lineup. Any talk of proof sets, rolls or bags is a guess until the Mint confirms it.
• You can sign up for alerts. The Mint offers email updates on its site for new products.

Dates, designs and products can change before release, so check the Mint's site before you plan any buys.

Early Resale Signs

Nothing has been reported yet. The Mint is not selling anything for this program, and no named outlet has reported sellouts, waitlists or sold listings tied to these coins.

The coin press is mostly asking whether collectors will care. CoinWeek thinks the program could bring in new collectors, especially young athletes and their families, and points back to the State quarters craze for context. World Numismatic News calls it an open question whether this series will catch on like earlier programs such as the national parks quarters or the 2026 semiquincentennial coins. Neither outlet gave any demand numbers.

If you see early listings for "2027 sports quarters" before anything ships, keep in mind no product exists yet. When real coins and sets show up, look at eBay sold listings, not asking prices. Hype prices can fall fast, as the October Pokemon card price drop showed in another hobby. When you are ready to list coins, compare fees across the best reselling apps for 2026 first.

Bottom Line

The U.S. Mint has confirmed five youth sports quarters and a wheelchair basketball half dollar with a new Kennedy portrait for 2027, the first new Kennedy likeness on the half dollar since 1964. Release dates, collector products and prices have not been announced, and no resale data exists yet. For now, read the design details and sign up for the Mint's alerts so you hear first when products are announced.

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