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Treasury Confirms Draft $1 Trump Coin for 250th Anniversary

Treasury calls the images first drafts, with further action paused during the 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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Trump's likeness may be on commemorative coins for America's 250th anniversary

Overview

  • U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach verified on X that the draft images are authentic, saying, "No fake news here," and promised more information after the government reopens.
  • The draft shows Trump’s profile on the obverse with customary inscriptions and the dates 1776 and 2026, and on the reverse a raised-fist scene beside an American flag with the words "FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT."
  • Treasury says no final design has been selected for the semiquincentennial $1 coin authorized by Congress under the 2020 Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act.
  • Reporters and legal analysts note longstanding statutes and traditions that restrict images of living people on U.S. currency, including limits on portraits on coin reverses, leaving the draft’s compliance unresolved.
  • It remains unclear whether any 2026 $1 coins would be struck for general circulation or primarily for collectors, though commemorative legal-tender coins are often issued in limited quantities.