- The U.S. Mint announced that commemorative $1 coins featuring President Donald Trump will go on sale on September 2 to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.
- The coins are legal tender and will be sold above face value in rolls of 25 for $61 and bags of 100 for $154.50, with a separate limited-run 24-karat gold version also in development.
- Minted in Philadelphia, the design features Trump's profile alongside the inscriptions "In God We Trust," "Liberty," and "1776 ~ 2026" on the obverse side, with the Presidential Seal on the reverse side.
- Democratic lawmakers have raised legal objections citing long-standing federal bans against featuring living individuals on American currency, making Trump the first sitting president on a coin since Calvin Coolidge in 1926.
- Administration officials defend the effort, arguing that the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 permits living figures on the front of commemorative coins and honors the nation's semiquincentennial.
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