The US Mint will begin producing $1 coins featuring President Donald Trump's face on the front as part of the nation's 250th anniversary commemoration, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

The coin's design includes the words "Liberty," "In God We Trust," and "1776-2026" on the front, with an image of the bald eagle from the presidential seal on the back. This design is a revision from an earlier draft made public in October, which showed Trump holding a raised clenched fist framed with the words "fight, fight, fight," referencing the 2024 assassination attempt against him.

Trump confirmed receiving one of the coins, stating in an interview with Fox Business, "They gave me a coin."

An 1866 US law prohibits the use of living persons' portraits on US currency, but this restriction applies specifically to paper money produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. In 2020, Congress passed a law allowing the Treasury Secretary to mint $1 coins to mark the 250th anniversary, but the law forbade designs portraying a living person.

However, Bessent noted in a Fox News interview that living individuals have appeared on coins before, citing then-President Calvin Coolidge's image on a coin commemorating the 150th US anniversary. "So we can put living people's images on a coin," Bessent said.

The coin is currently in production and is being minted in Philadelphia, according to a statement from the Treasury Department.

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