Semiquincentennial Sweepstakes - Official Rules
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, the United States Mint proudly presents the Semiquincentennial Sweepstakes to support educators nationwide.
Eligible educators may enter the Semiquincentennial Sweepstakes by completing the official online entry form during the sweepstakes period. Limit one entry per educator. Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on April 20. No purchase necessary.
Winners will be selected at random from all eligible entries received and will be notified via email. See Official Rules for full eligibility requirements and details.
Official Rules
1. Sponsor
The Semiquincentennial Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by the United States Mint (“Sponsor”), located at 801 9th Street N.W., Washington, DC 20220.
2. Eligibility
The Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are K–12 public, private, charter, or homeschool Teachers at the time of entry.
For the purposes of this Sweepstakes, a “Teacher” is defined as an individual who is currently employed as a full-time or part-time educator (including classroom teachers, subject-matter specialists, and librarians) at an accredited K-12 public, private, or charter school located in the United States. This definition also includes “Home School Teachers,” defined as individuals who are primary instructors for a home school arrangement that is in active compliance with the laws of their state of residence.
Sponsor reserves the right to request proof of current employment or home school registration (e.g., a signed letter from a school administrator or a copy of a state-filed Letter of Intent for homeschooling) prior to awarding any prize.
Participants must be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
Employees of the United States Mint, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and their immediate family members (spouse, parent, child, sibling) and household members are not eligible to enter.
Void where prohibited by law.
3. Sweepstakes Period
The Sweepstakes begins on April 20 at 6 a.m., ET and ends on May 18 at 12:59 p.m., ET (“Sweepstakes Period”). Entries submitted before or after the Sweepstakes Period will not be eligible.
4. How to Enter
During the Sweepstakes Period, eligible participants must complete and submit the official online entry form at https://kids.usmint.gov/.
Limit one (1) entry per person. Multiple entries from the same individual may result in disqualification.
This Sweepstakes is a promotional giveaway. It is not a lottery. No purchase or payment of any kind or other consideration is necessary to enter or win. A purchase does not increase the chances of winning.
5. Winner Selection and Notification
Ten (10) winners will be selected in a random drawing from all eligible entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. The drawing will be conducted on or about May 20 by the Sponsor or its authorized designee.
Winners will be notified via email at the address provided at entry. If a selected winner does not respond within ten (10) days of notification, is found ineligible, or fails to comply with these Official Rules, an alternate winner may be selected.
Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received.
6. Prize
Ten (10) winners will each receive one (1) 2026 Semiquincentennial circulating dime per student for the total number of students entered on the entry form (up to a maximum of 50 students) at the time of submission.
Prize and Approximate Retail Value (“ARV”): Ten (10) winners will each receive a prize, calculated as $0.10 (one dime) per student currently enrolled in the winner’s specific classroom or home school program, as reported by the entrant at the time of entry.
- Maximum Prize Cap: In no event will a single prize exceed $5.00 (based on a maximum of 50 students), and the total aggregate value of all prizes awarded in this Sweepstakes shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100).
- Verification: The number of students is subject to verification by the Sponsor. If a winner’s reported student count cannot be verified or exceeds the maximum class size permitted by state or local regulations, the Sponsor reserves the right to award the prize based on the verified count or the legal maximum, whichever is lower.
- Form of Prize: Each prize will be awarded in the form of 2026 Semiquincentennial circulating dimes.
No substitution, transfer, or cash equivalent of prize is permitted, except at the Sponsor’s sole discretion. Winners are responsible for any applicable federal, state, or local taxes.
7. Publicity
By accepting a prize, winners agree to allow the Sponsor to use their name, school name, city, and state for promotional purposes related to the Sweepstakes without additional compensation, except where prohibited by law.
8. General Conditions
Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes.
Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, or misdirected entries.
By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes.
All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participants and Sponsor, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with federal law.
9. Privacy
Information collected from entrants is subject to the United States Mint’s Privacy Policy available at https://www.usmint.gov/resources/privacy-policy.
10. Release and Limitation of Liability
By participating, entrants agree to release and hold harmless the United States Mint and its respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Sweepstakes or receipt or use or misuse of any prize. To the maximum extent permitted by law, the United States Mint’s liability to any entrant for any claim arising out of this Sweepstakes shall be limited to the greater of the ARV of the prize or one hundred dollars ($100) in the aggregate. Entrants agree that any dispute must be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action.
11. Winner List
For the names of the winners, send a request to the United States Mint, 801 9th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220, attention: Public Affairs, within sixty (60) days of the drawing date.