$1 · Trump · Semiquincentennial 1776–2026

The coin

This piece is the Semiquincentennial $1 struck at Philadelphia with no mint mark. The obverse, by Joseph F. Menna (JFM), shows a facing portrait of Donald J. Trump, jacket and tie, under LIBERTY; at right, IN GOD WE TRUST in three lines; below, 1776 ~ 2026 between stars. Menna worked from an official White House photograph by Daniel Torok. The reverse reuses Frank Gasparro’s (FG) presidential seal: an eagle with olive branch and thirteen arrows, E PLURIBUS UNUM on the ribbon, thirteen stars above the head and a ring of fifty; the number 250 sits at the center of the shield; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above and ONE DOLLAR below. The edge is plain. The golden color is that of the Sacagawea, Native American, Presidential, and Innovation dollar alloy: 8.10 g and 26.49 mm, with no precious metal. It is not the 24-karat one-ounce gold program, not a private medal, and not Rency’s Trump / Never Surrender pop collage on a $2. This studio photograph does not show the JULY 4th privy mark of the 250,000 pieces struck on 4 July 2026.

Legends

Obverse

LIBERTY · IN GOD WE TRUST · 1776 ~ 2026. Initials JFM (Joseph F. Menna, Chief Engraver) at right, below the motto.

Reverse

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · E PLURIBUS UNUM · ONE DOLLAR · 250 in the shield. Initials FG (Frank Gasparro) to the right of the tail.

History

A living president on United States coin is uncommon. The 1926 Sesquicentennial half dollar showed Calvin Coolidge beside Washington. Congress, in the 2020 act, opened a one-year dollar for the 250th anniversary of 1776. The Treasury unveiled the design on 16 July 2026; the Mint published the designs on 4 August; 25-coin rolls and 100-coin bags — circulating quality, Philadelphia only — went on sale on 2 September. This record describes the physical object in the collection; it does not value the issue or republish Mint prices.

Scarcity and type

CoinNews and the Mint describe circulating-quality rolls and bags from Philadelphia only; none were struck at Denver. Of that output, 250,000 pieces carry a JULY 4th privy and were mixed at random: this example does not show it. The Mint sold out those rolls and bags on 2 September 2026, the on-sale day; that Mint-product sell-out is not a type mintage. This record does not publish a type mintage or a slab census. The 24k gold program is a different issue, with a limited mintage and a separate calendar.

Certification

The example is raw, with no NGC, PCGS, or other holder. Coins of this module carry no serial number. The identity of this record is the photographed object — JFM obverse, FG reverse with 250, no privy — not a certificate. If it is later slabbed, the cert number will replace this note.