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Treasury Unveils Draft $1 Trump Coin for America’s 250th

Longstanding rules against featuring living people on U.S. currency complicate the path from draft to production.

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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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U.S. President Donald Trump departs the White House to attend his meme coin gala at the Trump National Golf Club, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 22, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Overview

  • U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach posted first-draft images on X showing Trump’s profile on one side and a fist-raised image with the words “Fight, Fight, Fight” on the other.
  • Treasury said no final design has been selected and signaled that further details will come after the ongoing government shutdown is resolved.
  • Congress’ 2020 Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act authorizes semiquincentennial $1 coins in 2026 and requires consultation with federal coinage advisory bodies on designs.
  • Coverage notes federal statutes and long-established practice that bar living people on U.S. currency, raising legal questions; if produced, Trump would be the first living president on a $1 coin.
  • It remains unclear whether any semiquincentennial $1 coins would be struck for circulation or primarily for collectors, as commemoratives are legal tender but typically not widely used.