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U.S. Mint Begins Selling Trump $1 Commemorative Coins

The sale tests long‑standing rules by putting a living president’s portrait on legal‑tender coins under a 2020 law authorizing semiquincentennial designs.

Treasury Prepared Mockups of $250 Bill Featuring President Trump

DeSantis Signs Florida Law Letting Cash Totals Round to the Nearest Nickel

Hundreds Hold Mock Funeral for the Penny at the Lincoln Memorial

Final U.S. Pennies Fetch $16.76 Million in Record Auction

U.S. Mint Sets December Auction for Final Omega-Marked Pennies as Retailers Adjust

U.S. Strikes Final Pennies, Plans Auctions as Stores Start Rounding

Final Penny Struck in Philadelphia, Ending U.S. Production After 232 Years

Treasury Defends Draft $1 Trump Coin as Legal Hurdles Cloud 2026 Plan

U.S. Treasury Confirms End of Penny Production in 2026

U.S. Treasury to End Penny Production After Final Blank Order