Overview
- The Treasury announced that the U.S. Mint began producing the commemorative $1 coin on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, and said the pieces will be available for purchase in rolls and bags this fall.
- The coin’s obverse shows President Trump with the inscriptions “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “1776–2026,” and the reverse bears a presidential eagle with a “250” emblem; the coin has a gold-colored finish but contains no precious metal and is being struck in Philadelphia.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent framed the issue as a semiquincentennial tribute and the department says legal research and the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 authorize the design.
- Legal and congressional challenges are active, including a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Oregon seeking to block issuance and letters from senators pressing the Treasury’s inspector general for oversight of resources and legality.
- The coin follows a separate Treasury change to put President Trump’s signature on new paper currency, a move that has raised additional legal questions and prompted concern among Bureau of Engraving and Printing staff that could affect future notes.