2026 Trump $1 Coin Designs Unveiled by U.S. Mint
The U.S. Mint’s 2026 Donald Trump $1 coin pairs a new Joseph Menna portrait with a historic Frank Gasparro Presidential Seal reverse.
The United States Mint unveiled the final designs for the 2026 Semiquincentennial President Donald J. Trump $1 Coin on August 4, 2026.
The Philadelphia Mint will strike the circulating-finish dollar without a mintmark. The Mint plans to release the coin into circulation this fall. In addition, collectors will have the chance to purchase the coin in bags and rolls directly from the Mint. Numismatic product availability should begin in late fall.
However, this dollar represents more than another America 250 product. It revives a striking numismatic precedent.
A Sitting President Returns to American Coinage
In 1926, the United States marked its 150th anniversary with the Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar. Its obverse paired George Washington with then-President Calvin Coolidge.
That coin marked the first appearance of a U.S. president on an American coin during his lifetime. Moreover, Coolidge remained the only living president featured on a U.S. coin until the new Trump dollar. Therefore, the 2026 issue places a sitting president on U.S. coinage exactly 100 years after the Coolidge half dollar.
The timing gives the new dollar an unusual historical symmetry. The Coolidge half dollar celebrated America’s 150th birthday. Now, the Trump dollar will commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary.
“The designs on this coin commemorate America’s Semiquincentennial through its depiction of America’s past, present and future,” Mint Director Paul Hollis said. Hollis also called his participation in the program an honor and described the coin as a milestone in American coinage history.
Joseph Menna Creates the Trump Portrait
The obverse features a right-facing portrait of President Donald J. Trump. United States Mint Chief Engraver Joseph Menna created the design.
Menna based the portrait on an official White House photograph taken by Daniel Torok. The obverse carries three inscriptions:
- LIBERTY
- IN GOD WE TRUST
- 1776 ~ 2026
The dual date connects the coin directly to the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. It also matches the broader visual identity of the Mint’s 2026 Semiquincentennial coin program.
Trump serves as the 45th and 47th President of the United States.
Frank Gasparro’s Presidential Seal Anchors the Reverse
The reverse features the Presidential Seal. An American eagle holds an olive branch in one talon and a bundle of arrows in the other.
A shield covers the eagle’s breast. The Mint added the number 250 to the shield to mark the Semiquincentennial. Meanwhile, the eagle holds a banner carrying the national motto E PLURIBUS UNUM in its beak.
The remaining inscriptions read:
- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- ONE DOLLAR
Former Chief Engraver Frank Gasparro designed and sculpted the reverse. Gasparro’s work gives the new dollar a direct connection to one of the most influential engravers in modern U.S. Mint history.
Congress Authorized a One-Year Dollar Coin
Congress authorized the coin through the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. President Trump signed Public Law 116-330 on January 13, 2021.
Section 5112(y)(1)(C) of Title 31 allows the Treasury Secretary to mint and issue $1 coins with designs emblematic of the United States Semiquincentennial. However, the authorization covers only the one-year period that began January 1, 2026.
The final design also follows a key restriction in the law. Congress barred portraits of living people from the reverse of coins issued through the program. Consequently, the Trump portrait appears on the obverse, while the Presidential Seal occupies the reverse.
2026 Donald Trump $1 Coin Specifications
- Composition: 88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel
- Weight: 8.10 grams / 0.286 ounce
- Diameter: 26.49 mm / 1.043 inches
- Thickness: 2.00 mm / 0.079 inch
- Finish: Circulating
- Edge: Plain
- Mint: Philadelphia
- Mintmark: None
- Privy Mark: None
- Bags and Rolls: Coming This Fall
The Mint expects to release the Trump dollar into circulation during fall 2026. It also plans to offer collector bags and rolls exclusively through the United States Mint.
However, the Mint has not included an exact sales date in its current announcement. Collectors can register for product reminders through the Mint’s Semiquincentennial website.
The coin’s combination of presidential imagery, anniversary symbolism, and limited one-year authorization will likely make it one of the most closely watched U.S. coin releases of 2026.
About the United States Mint
Congress created the United States Mint in 1792. The Mint joined the Department of the Treasury in 1873.
Today, the Mint serves as the nation’s sole manufacturer of legal-tender coinage. It produces the circulating coins that support American trade and commerce.
The Mint also manufactures Proof, Uncirculated, and commemorative coins. In addition, it produces Congressional Gold Medals, silver and bronze medals, and silver and gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs support themselves and operate without taxpayer funding.
