The United States Mint has released a new Donald Trump $1 coin to mark the country’s 250th anniversary in 2026. The circulating-quality coin features President Donald Trump’s portrait on the front and the Presidential Seal on the reverse, with special July 4-marked coins randomly included in collector rolls and bags.
Donald Trump $1 coin goes on sale
The United States Mint began selling rolls and bags of the 2026 Semiquincentennial President Donald J. Trump $1 Coin on September 2. A roll containing 25 coins is priced at $61, while a bag of 100 coins costs $154.50. The products are available directly through the Mint’s official catalogue.
The coins have a circulating finish and carry a face value of one dollar. Although they were produced as circulating-quality coins, the Mint notes that the pieces sold in rolls and bags have not previously been placed into circulation. They can still be used as legal tender.
Trump portrait marks America’s 250th anniversary
The front of the coin features a portrait of Trump designed by US Mint Chief Engraver Joseph Menna, inspired by an official White House photograph taken by Daniel Torok. The inscriptions include “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST” and “1776 ~ 2026.”
The reverse carries the Presidential Seal, showing an eagle holding an olive branch and arrows. A shield on the eagle includes the number “250,” while the design also carries “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “ONE DOLLAR.”
Special July 4 coins added to rolls and bags
Collectors have an additional reason to examine the new coins closely. The Mint struck 250,000 Trump $1 coins at the Philadelphia Mint on July 4, 2026, with a special “July 4th” privy mark.
Those coins were randomly mixed into the rolls and bags offered by the Mint, meaning buyers do not know in advance whether their order will contain one of the special editions.
The coin has a golden appearance but contains no gold. Its composition is primarily copper, along with 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese and 2% nickel. The finished coin weighs 8.10 grams and measures 26.49 millimeters in diameter.
New coin backed by 2020 anniversary law
The Mint says the new dollar coin is authorized under federal law and the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, which allows the Treasury Secretary to issue a redesigned $1 coin during 2026 in recognition of the United States Semiquincentennial.
The appearance of a sitting president on US money has nevertheless generated legal and political debate because federal law has traditionally restricted depictions of living people on currency. Supporters of the issue point to the special anniversary authority and historical precedent, while critics continue to question how the design fits longstanding currency rules.
The Trump dollar joins a broader series of one-year-only coin designs created for America’s 250th anniversary, making 2026 one of the most distinctive years in modern US coinage.
