Celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial, the gold-colored coins—which do not contain any precious metal—will feature a portrait of the president on one side, along with inscriptions of “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “1776 ~ 2026.” On the other side is an illustration of the presidential seal and inscriptions of “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “ONE DOLLAR.”
Certain coins will feature an additional commemorative emblem. The U.S. Mint said that 250,000 of the coins were struck on July 4 in Philadelphia, and those are embellished with a special “July 4th” privy mark. The coins will be distributed at random among the rolls and bags that are sold.
The coin, which is being pressed at the Philadelphia Mint, was first announced in July by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. He wrote on X that the coin “celebrates the strength of American values, and the promise of a nation dedicated to preserving freedom for all.”
Are Trump $1 coins legal?
Democratic lawmakers and coin collectors have questioned the legality of putting a living president’s face on a coin, pointing to federal law that states: “Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities.”
“Placing the bust of a living president on a commemorative or circulating coin contradicts who we are as a nation,” the senators wrote.
"During the 150th there was a Calvin Coolidge coin," Bessent said on Fox News in July. "So we can put living presidents' images on a coin."
However, the 2020 law authorizing the Semiquincentennial coins prohibits portraits of living people on the reverse side. Trump’s portrait appears on the obverse, or front, in order to align with the statute.
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