Overview
- The U.S. Mint made the coins available for purchase on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026, offering 25-coin rolls for $61 and 100-coin bags for $154.50 with a temporary two‑order household limit.
- Heavy demand quickly overwhelmed the Mint’s website, produced virtual waiting rooms and left rolls and bags showing as out of stock or on backorder within hours of the launch.
- The Philadelphia‑minted pieces carry President Trump’s portrait on the obverse, the presidential seal and a “250” inscription on the reverse, and 250,000 July 4 privy‑marked coins were randomly included in sale bundles.
- Federal law normally bars living people from appearing on U.S. currency, but the administration cites the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 as authorization and courts so far have not enjoined the issue.
- Collectors face a clear premium over face value and ordinary users may encounter the coins in pocket change, while the release adds to the administration’s wider push to place the president’s image on federal items and could prompt more legal and political challenges.