Overview
- The U.S. Mint began issuing and selling the new one‑dollar coin featuring President Donald Trump and said the pieces are entering general circulation.
- The Mint confirmed that exactly 250,000 coins struck on July 4, 2026 carry a tiny 'July 4th' privy mark and that those special coins were randomly mixed into regular rolls and bags rather than sold separately.
- Officials set retail options at launch with rolls of 25 coins priced at $61 and bags of 100 at $154.50, and the Mint encouraged the public to check change for the coins.
- The design and release drew legal and ethical objections because longstanding practice bars living presidents on currency, but the Mint relied on a 2026 Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act exception to proceed.
- Collectors and dealers are already grading and certifying discovery pieces, which is likely to drive searches of circulated coins, competition in secondary markets, and higher prices for authenticated privy‑mark examples.