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Treasury Unveils Draft Trump $1 Coin for U.S. 250th With Final Decision Pending

Legal hurdles keep the design unsettled pending required reviews.

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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 shared first-draft images showing Trump’s profile on the obverse and a fist-raised image beside an American flag with the words “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT” on the reverse.
  • The reverse resembles Trump’s posture after the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to multiple outlets reviewing the draft art.
  • Treasury said the images are preliminary and that a final $1 coin design has not been selected, with further details expected after the federal government shutdown ends.
  • Congress’s 2020 Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act authorizes semiquincentennial $1 coins in 2026 and requires consultations with the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee and the Commission of Fine Arts.
  • Statutes and long-standing practice restricting depictions of living persons—and limits on head‑and‑shoulders portraits on certain coins—raise unresolved questions about whether the proposed design can be approved.