U.S. Mint Presents 2,983 Half Dollars With 9/11 Privy Mark to the National 9/11 Memorial
The U.S. Mint has presented the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum with 2,983 Enduring Liberty half dollars carrying a 9/11 privy mark, CoinNews reported on August 21, 2026. The mintage matches the names inscribed on the Memorial, and the coins were struck at the West Point Mint. The Mint did not announce plans for public sale.
Correction (Oct 13, 2026): We corrected the headline, summary and body to match the source. We replaced an unsupported description of the privy mark as a Twin Towers symbol with its actual design, the date "9-11-01" encircled by "ALWAYS REMEMBER"; removed unsupported claims about scarcity-driven price gains, investment value and market forecasts; and made clear that this was reported in August 2026 and that no public sale has been announced. The previous headline was "2,983 9/11 Privy Half Dollars and Their Impact on Numismatics."
This article is based on a CoinNews report published on August 21, 2026.
The United States Mint has presented the National 9/11 Memorial & Museum with 2,983 specially struck 1776 ~ 2026 Enduring Liberty half dollars. Each coin carries a 9/11 privy mark.
A Mintage Matching the Names on the Memorial
The mintage matches the 2,983 names inscribed on the Memorial. It honors those killed in the September 11, 2001, attacks and the February 26, 1993, World Trade Center bombing.
The coins were struck at the West Point Mint in New York and delivered ahead of the following month's 25th-anniversary observances, during the nation's 250th anniversary year. Regular circulating half dollars are struck only at the Philadelphia and Denver Mints, so production at West Point sets these coins apart.
The "ALWAYS REMEMBER" Privy Mark
The obverse carries a privy mark with the date "9-11-01" encircled by the words "ALWAYS REMEMBER." The Mint also used the phrase on its 2011 September 11 National Medal. The coins also bear a "W" mint mark for West Point.
Mint Director Paul Hollis spoke when announcing the presentation.
"This coin is a tangible representation of the strength it took for our nation to look forward, both 250 years ago at its founding, but more poignantly 25 years ago, as the world was changed forever."
The Mint did not announce plans to sell the special-issue coins to the public. It also did not say how the Memorial & Museum intends to use or distribute them. The pieces are the same clad, legal-tender half dollars as the circulating issue. Only the West Point mint mark and the privy mark set them apart.
The 2026 Enduring Liberty Half Dollar
The 9/11 pieces use the one-year-only Enduring Liberty half dollar introduced for America's Semiquincentennial. It is the first U.S. half dollar since 1964 issued without President John F. Kennedy's portrait.
The obverse shows a close-up view of the Statue of Liberty looking outward toward the future. It was designed by Donna Weaver and sculpted by John McGraw, and carries UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, IN GOD WE TRUST and the dual date 1776 ~ 2026. Regular circulating versions carry a "P" or "D" mint mark.
The reverse, designed by Beth Zaiken and sculpted by Darla Jackson, shows Liberty passing her torch to a new generation. Its inscriptions include E PLURIBUS UNUM, HALF DOLLAR and KNOWLEDGE IS THE ONLY GUARDIAN OF TRUE LIBERTY.
Sales of the Regular Issue
Standard Enduring Liberty half dollars entered circulation at the beginning of the year. U.S. Mint-branded rolls and bags went on sale May 26. Two-roll sets hold one 20-coin roll from Philadelphia and one from Denver and cost $60. Bags cost $180 and hold 100 coins from each facility. Product limits are 100,000 two-roll sets and 50,000 bags.
Through May 31, sales of the two products represented nearly 9.5 million half dollars. CoinNews reported that this far exceeded opening sales for recent Kennedy half dollar products.
By August 16, two-roll set sales had reached 99,738, 262 short of the limit, and 200-coin bag sales stood at 39,971. Together the products account for 11,983,720 half dollars. As of the August report, the Mint had listed the two-roll sets as unavailable for an extended period.
Beginning in 2027, Kennedy will return to the half dollar with a new portrait. The reverse will move to designs honoring youth sports and Paralympic sports.
Source: CoinNews, "U.S. Mint Strikes 2,983 9/11 Privy Half Dollars" (August 21, 2026).
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