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Get Ready To Buy Trump Coins: What Price? Is It Illegal?

United States is currently witnessing one of the most rampant administrations in its history in the form of the Donald Trump administration.

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   3 Sept 2026 11:39 AM IST
Get Ready To Buy Trump Coins: What Price? Is It Illegal?
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United States is currently witnessing one of the most rampant administrations in its history in the form of the Donald Trump administration. He has been doing everything, he can change the dynamic of the United States with his radical decisions.

Now Donald Trump has done something out of the ordinary as he has introduced a new coin into circulation in the United States economy and let us have a look into the same.

President Trump has become the first active president in history to have a coin with his image while he is still active at the office. This is against the federal regulation, but that is not stopping Trump from doing this.

The United States Mint has issued a golden $1 coin featuring a picture of President Donald J. Trump, marking the first time a living U.S. President has appeared on the nation’s currency.

The new $1 coin has been issued to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. This is the first time in U.S. history that the incumbent President has appeared on the currency. A total of 250,000 coins have been released.

The rolls of $1 coins (25) will go in the market for $61 while a bag of 100 coins goes for $154.50, according to the Mint's website. The coins can be used as legal tender which is the more important thing here.

This is extremely interesting to see the United States president have his own currency, which is also going to be a legal tender in the open market from now on.

However, the regulation is that any active president cannot have his own image on a legal tender of currency, and this should post a significant threat to this new operation from Trump.