Celebrating Delaware Day with Coins
July 13, 2026
Are you aware of Delaware? If you’re among the approximately 1,070,000 Delawareans who live there, you’re certainly cognizant of the First State’s existence. But what you may not know about this tiny but mighty state situated north of Virginia, east of Maryland, and south of Pennsylvania is that it has its very own national holiday. July 13 is when Delawareans and so many others celebrate National Delaware Day, which commemorates the First State’s critical role in declaring American Independence.
It was on July 1, 1776, that Caesar Rodney, who served in the Continental Congress from Dover, heard there was a deadlock in votes for American Independence. That night, he rode his horse 70 miles through an overnight thunderstorm to cast the deciding vote at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, to cast the deciding vote, which led to the Declaration of Independence. More than a decade later, on December 7, 1787, Delaware became the first state to ratify the newly drafted United States Constitution.
From PCGS