Treasury mulls $1 Trump coin to celebrate America's 250th birthday-and Trump

"The U.S. Treasury Department is considering a $1 commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's likeness in honor of America's 250th birthday-and to celebrate the president, too. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach shared a first draft of the coin on social media on Friday. The coin features Trump's profile on one side, along with the words "IN GOD WE TRUST" and the dates 1776 and 2026."

"The other side features the president raising his fist next to an American flag-a pose similar to the images of Trump raising his fist after an attempted assassination in July 2024. The words "FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT," which Trump had chanted to the crowd in that moment, also appear along the edge of that side of the coin. "No fake news here. These first drafts honoring America's 250th Birthday and @POTUS are real," Beach wrote in a social media post."

"In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Congress in 2020 authorized the U.S. Mint to issue new $1 coins in 2026 "with designs emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial." In 1976, when the U.S. celebrated 200 years since 1776, a $1 coin was minted featuring the Liberty Bell and the moon. According to the U.S. Mint, the country's commemorative coin program has raised more than $500 million in surcharges."

The U.S. Treasury is considering a 2026 $1 commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's likeness to mark America's 250th anniversary. U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach posted a first draft of the coin showing Trump's profile with IN GOD WE TRUST and the dates 1776 and 2026. The reverse shows the president raising his fist beside an American flag with the words FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT along the edge. Congress authorized the U.S. Mint in 2020 to issue new $1 coins in 2026 for the semiquincentennial. Commemorative coin surcharges have raised more than $500 million for federal museums, monuments, and historical sites. U.S. law forbids coins displaying living persons.

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