Trump-featured gold $1 coin goes on sale for America's 250th birthday

A gold $1 coin featuring President Trump's face will go on sale Wednesday to celebrate America's 250th birthday.

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The U.S. Mint announced that a gold $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's face will go on sale on Wednesday to celebrate America's 250th birthday. ^[1] The coin's design features Trump's visage as "heads" and the Great Seal of the United States as "tails". ^[2] The coins, which can be used as legal tender, stirred some criticism particularly because of federal law that bars the depiction of a living president on U.S. currency. ^[3] The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were appointed by President Trump, gave the coin's design the stamp of approval this year. ^[4] Federal law generally bars the depiction of a living president on US currency, but Congress passed the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act to authorize special coins for the 250th anniversary. ^[5] The coins went on sale at noon Wednesday but appeared to be out of stock by the afternoon, with the Mint stating that additional inventory was being made. ^[6] The U.S. Mint stated that a roll of 25 coins will cost $61 and a bag of 100 will cost $154.50. ^[7] 250,000 coins were struck on July 4th and feature a special-issue 'July 4th' privy mark, randomly included in the rolls and bags. ^[8]

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The U.S. Mint announced that a gold $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump's face will go on sale on Wednesday to celebrate America's 250th birthday. · Winnipeg Free Press

The coin's design features Trump's visage as "heads" and the Great Seal of the United States as "tails". · Winnipeg Free Press

The coins, which can be used as legal tender, stirred some criticism particularly because of federal law that bars the depiction of a living president on U.S. currency. · Winnipeg Free Press

The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were appointed by President Trump, gave the coin's design the stamp of approval this year. · Winnipeg Free Press

Federal law generally bars the depiction of a living president on US currency, but Congress passed the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act to authorize special coins for the 250th anniversary. · The Times Of India

The coins went on sale at noon Wednesday but appeared to be out of stock by the afternoon, with the Mint stating that additional inventory was being made. · The Times Of India

The U.S. Mint stated that a roll of 25 coins will cost $61 and a bag of 100 will cost $154.50. · Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government.

250,000 coins were struck on July 4th and feature a special-issue 'July 4th' privy mark, randomly included in the rolls and bags. · The Times Of India

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