$1 coin bearing Trump's portrait

Date

Jul 15, 2026

Scope

Federal

Status

Enacted

Source

usmint.gov ↗

What it is

United States circulating $1 coin

Who did it

Treasury and the US Mint

Detail

Unveiled by Treasury Secretary Bessent for the 250th anniversary. The US Mint announced on 2026-09-02 that the coins had entered circulation, making him the first living president on a circulating US coin in about a century; 250,000 carry a 'July 4th' privy mark. Federal law generally bars living presidents from appearing on US currency; the administration relies on the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, and a legal challenge was dismissed on standing without reaching that question.