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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 United States Mint announced on the day of the report that a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump's face will go on sale on Wednesday, designed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. [2] The coin's design features Trump's visage as "heads" and the Great Seal of the United States as "tails". [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] The coin has generated criticism because a federal law prohibits depicting a living president on US currency, although the Treasury Secretary has authority to authorize special coin issues under certain circumstances. [6] The United States Mint stated on its website that the coins were minted to 'honor 250 years of great American heritage,' with the inscription 'LIBERTY' above Trump's face and '1776 ~ 2026' below. [7]
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  1. 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
  2. The United States Mint announced on the day of the report that a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump's face will go on sale on Wednesday, designed to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  3. The coin's design features Trump's visage as "heads" and the Great Seal of the United States as "tails". · Winnipeg Free Press
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. The coin has generated criticism because a federal law prohibits depicting a living president on US currency, although the Treasury Secretary has authority to authorize special coin issues under certain circumstances. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  7. The United States Mint stated on its website that the coins were minted to 'honor 250 years of great American heritage,' with the inscription 'LIBERTY' above Trump's face and '1776 ~ 2026' below. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
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