Treasury drafts Trump $1 coin for semiquincentennial

The Treasury Department has circulated draft designs for a new one dollar coin bearing President Donald Trump’s image as part of preparations for the nation’s 250th anniversary next year, the U.S. treasurer confirmed Friday. The drafts, shown publicly by Treasurer Brandon Beach on the social media platform X, depict a profile of Trump on one side and a second image resembling a widely circulated photograph of him after he was wounded in the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, on the other side. That side also includes the inscription "Fight, Fight, Fight."

Beach wrote that the initial designs are real and said he will provide additional details after the federal government reopens. A Treasury Department spokesperson said, "While a final one dollar coin design has not yet been selected to commemorate the United States semiquincentennial, this first draft reflects well the enduring spirit of our country and democracy, even in the face of immense obstacles."

The coin designs follow authorization in the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, which directed the Treasury to issue one dollar coins to mark the semiquincentennial. The Treasury has...