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Treasury Announces 250th-Anniversary Trump Coin, Second Living President

7/22/2026

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Treasury official Scott Bessent announced a 250th-anniversary legal-tender coin depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, slated for fall sale.
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved the design under the 2020 Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act.
The coin would be the second U.S. currency piece to portray a living president, after the 1926 half-dollar with Calvin Coolidge.
Over 850,000 of the 1 million minted were melted after the exposition, indicating low demand.

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Treasury official Scott Bessent announced a 250th-anniversary legal-tender coin depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, slated for fall sale.
The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved the design under the 2020 Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act.
The coin would be the second U.S. currency piece to portray a living president, after the 1926 half-dollar with Calvin Coolidge.
Over 850,000 of the 1 million minted were melted after the exposition, indicating low demand.