That information is **incorrect**.
The U.S. Mint has **not** issued a special edition $1 coin featuring a portrait of a living Donald Trump.
Here’s why the claim is false:
1. **Policy on Living Individuals:** Generally, U.S. currency (coins and paper money) features portraits of deceased individuals. There are very rare exceptions for commemorative medals or non-circulating items, but not for legal tender coins depicting a living president.
2. **Presidential $1 Coin Program:** The Presidential $1 Coin Program specifically honors **deceased** presidents. Coins are issued in the order of their service. Donald Trump, being alive, would not qualify for this program. The most recent coin issued in this series was for George H.W. Bush.
3. **Private Mints vs. U.S. Mint:** Many private companies produce novelty or commemorative “coins” or medals featuring political figures, including Donald Trump. These are often marketed to supporters and may look like official currency, but they are **not** legal tender issued by the U.S. Mint or the U.S. Treasury. They are collectible items sold by third parties.
The U.S. Mint *does* traditionally issue a bronze medal for each president *after* they leave office, but these are medals, not circulating coins, and they are issued once the presidency has concluded.
Therefore, any “Trump $1 coin” being sold with his living portrait is not an official U.S. Mint product and does not make him the first living president on U.S. currency in a century.
