A new $1 coin bearing Donald Trump's face could enter circulation in the United States, after the Treasury turned to a little-known 250th-anniversary law to justify placing a living president on legal-tender currency. The design was unveiled by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as part of America's 2026 semiquincentennial programme.
Treasury officials say the coin is permitted under a 2020 coin-redesign statute that authorises special $1 pieces 'emblematic' of the country's 250th anniversary, even though older rules bar living individuals from appearing on standard currency.
