- The U.S. Mint's planned gold coins featuring Donald Trump 's likeness will not be ready for America 's 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, as they are still in the design phase and their issuance is expected months later.
- A legal filing by the U.S. Mint confirmed that only 47 of these large 24k gold coins will be minted, with each coin containing approximately $90,000 worth of gold.
- The production of these commemorative coins is facing a lawsuit from a Portland resident, James Rickher, who argues that U.S. law, specifically Title 31 of the U.S. Code and the Thayer Amendment, prohibits depicting a living individual on currency.
- The U.S. Mint contends the coin is lawful, citing the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, which only banned living people from appearing on the reverse of commemorative coins, and historical examples like the 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar featuring President Calvin Coolidge.
- Plans for the commemorative $1 coins, which include various designs with Trump's image and phrases like "IN GOD WE TRUST" and "1776 ~ 2026," were first unveiled by the U.S. Mint in October.
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