US Treasury Plans $1 Trump Coin for America's 250th Anniversary

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach posted draft images of a $1 commemorative coin for America’s 250th anniversary showing President Donald Trump in profile on one side and him raising a fist before an American flag with the words “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT” on the reverse, and the Treasury has confirmed the drafts are genuine while saying a final design has not been selected. The coin would be produced under the 2020 law authorizing semiquincentennial $1 coins to be minted during 2026, but further details are being delayed by the current federal government shutdown. The proposal has prompted immediate scrutiny because long-standing statutes and practice generally prohibit depicting living persons—especially presidents—on U.S. coinage, and specific language in the redesign law limits head-and-shoulders portraits on certain coin faces, leaving the legality contested. White House spokespeople and Treasury officials offered supportive or noncommittal remarks, and observers noted historical precedents and past commemorative mintings while legal and procedural review continues before any coin could be finalized or produced.