Treasurer Brandon Beach is challenging Americans to "get a roll of Trump dollar coins," a newly minted gold-colored $1 coin featuring the president’s portrait, and spend them at their "favorite liberal coffee shop." The so-called Trump coins, issued to mark the United States' 250th anniversary, already went for sale through the U.S. Mint in September, with its price depending on the quantity. A 25-coin roll is listed for $61 in the U.S.
Mint’s website, $36 more than the coins’ combined face value, while a 100-coin bag costs $154.50, $54.50 above face value. The coins are not currently available on the website, but Beach said they will be back in stock next month. "This is the Trump dollar coin.
It will be in the banks next month," the Trump-appointed treasurer, a former Georgia state lawmaker, said in a video shared on TikTok by the Treasury’s official account. "And I want to challenge you to go get a roll of Trump dollar coins next month. And then I want you to go to your favorite liberal coffee shop with your Trump coins, buy a cup of coffee, and watch their heads explode," Beach added.
"They will not like it, but I love it. And I love this president, and I love this coin." The coins feature President Donald Trump’s portrait on one side beneath the word "LIBERTY" and next to the national motto "In God We Trust." Below, the years "1776 ~ 2026” mark the United States’ semiquincentennial. On the other side there is the Presidential Seal, depicting an eagle holding a bundle of arrows and an olive branch, marked with a "250” in the center.
Despite its gold appearance, the U.S. Mint describes its composition as 88.5 percent copper, 6 percent zinc, 3.5 percent manganese and 2 percent nickel. A singular coin weighs 8.1 grams.
Mint website states that the coins, minted at the Philadelphia Mint, "have circulating finishes but have never been placed into circulation," though they can be still used as legal tender. It is the first time in a century that a living president appears on a coin. Under the law, living presidents are banned from appearing on U.S. currency, but Trump was able to get his portrait on the commemorative $1 coin due to a design clause in legislation for the 250th anniversary.
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