The 2026 Morgan and Peace dollars debut a diamond field

On 5 November 2026, CoinWeek (opens in a new tab) reports the two-coin Morgan and Peace Diamond Field set, code 26XS. The same day the United States Mint dated its GlobeNewswire release (opens in a new tab) from Washington. Sales open on 12 November 2026 at noon Eastern. The set’s list price is US$375. Neither coin is in Notofilia’s virtual collection.

What the Mint said

The release names the finish Diamond Field and says it had not been seen before. The strike was prepared for the Semiquincentennial and, the text says, debuts on no other coin. Each piece is .999 fine silver. Philadelphia strikes them. Both carry the dual date 1776 ~ 2026 and a privy mark with the Liberty Bell and the numeral 250. The product limit is 262,500 units. That figure is an announced ceiling, not a mintage already closed.

The finish comes from laser-engraved tooling. The diamond pattern, the Mint says, reflects light from several angles and gives another reading beside a mirror-field proof. The release adds manufacturing efficiency and ties it to innovation, a wider range, and operations. It does not quantify that saving.

The “Remind Me” alert uses code 26XS. The Morgan and Peace two-coin subscription uses code NL. The release’s press contact is Sharon McPike, 202-354-7222.

What CoinWeek adds

CoinWeek lists each coin as follows: 1 dollar, Diamond Field finish, 99.9% silver, 0.859 troy ounces, diameter 38.10 mm (1.500 inches), and a reeded edge. On those weights the pair comes to 1.718 troy ounces. It also writes that each piece carries a P mint mark, besides the privy. The case, it says, is blue and includes a certificate of authenticity. It separates a product limit of 262,500 from a mintage limit of the same figure, and it is clear that neither is sales or production already done. As of 5 November, the page it read showed no household limit. We did not open that page on usmint.gov. Those measurements and that limit stay CoinWeek’s reading.

A privy, not a mint mark

NGC (opens in a new tab) dated 3 November 2026 a label note for the same set. There the bell is a “Liberty Bell mintmark.” The Mint’s release, two days later, says “privy mark.” Those are not the same term. In this collection a privy mark sits in the die and does not stand in for the mint mark. NGC gives a mintage limit of 262,500 and writes that both coins come from Philadelphia. It also credits the 2021 collector series to the 1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act. This note does not open the text of the act.

The designs already known

The Morgan dollar is George T. Morgan’s, struck from 1878 to 1904 and again in 1921. In December of that year Anthony de Francisci’s Peace dollar began. CoinWeek describes the Morgan obverse with Liberty in profile, the crown with LIBERTY incuse, thirteen stars, and the dual date, and the reverse with the eagle, the arrows, and the olive branch. On the Peace dollar, Liberty wears a radiant crown; the reverse shows an eagle at rest above PEACE, and the legend uses TRVST. That is CoinWeek’s account of the familiar design. We did not measure a 2026 coin.

The case

The Morgan series of 1878 to 1904 records the original dollar: 26.73 g and 90% silver. On that page, Philadelphia struck the original run with no letter. The 1883 is one of those, with no mark and unslabbed. It carries no dual date, no Diamond Field finish, and no bell with 250. The case does not include a Peace dollar. The note of 9 October already set apart a privy family with the Liberty Bell and 250. It does not describe this 26XS set: the release is dated 5 November.

The photograph on this note is the obverse of an 1879 Morgan. On Commons the file is titled 1879-S, in an NGC holder. That series’ mark sits on the reverse, and it is not visible here. It is not the 2026 set.