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Treasury Confirms Draft $1 Coin Featuring Trump for U.S. 250th

Officials describe the semiquincentennial coin images as preliminary, with decisions paused during the federal shutdown.

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The Treasury Department is seen near sunset in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. The Treasury Department projects that the federal government on Thursday will reach its legal borrowing capacity, an artificially imposed cap that lawmakers have increased roughly 80 times since the 1960s. Markets so far remain calm, as the government can temporarily rely on accounting tweaks to stay open. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
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Overview

  • U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach posted the designs on X, calling them first drafts and saying more information will follow after the shutdown.
  • The sketches show Trump’s profile with standard inscriptions on one side and, on the other, a fist-raise scene with an American flag and the words “Fight, Fight, Fight.”
  • Treasury says no final design has been chosen under a 2020 law that authorizes semiquincentennial $1 coins for issuance in 2026.
  • Legal questions remain because federal statutes generally bar living presidents on U.S. coinage, including restrictions on reverse-side portraits.
  • Whether any coin would be made for collectors or general circulation is undecided, and recent Mint practice keeps most $1 coins out of everyday use.