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  "id": 5271821,
  "title": "Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/trump-1-coin-makes-him-first-living-president-on-us-currency-in-a-5271821",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T06:56:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/trump-1-coin-makes-him-first-living-president-on-us-currency-in-a-century/"
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  "account": "Donald Trump's portrait has been featured on a US $1 coin for the first time in a century, marking a historic milestone on America's 250th anniversary. The US Mint launched the special-edition coin to celebrate the nation's landmark anniversary, featuring Trump alongside the words \"LIBERTY\" and \"IN GOD WE TRUST\". The coins, priced at $61 for a roll of 25 and $154.50 for a bag of 100, quickly sold out on the mint's website. Despite being made of 88.5% copper and zinc, the coins do not contain any actual gold. While federal law prohibits the printing of US money with the image of a living person, the Trump administration cited the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 to justify the release of the new $1 coins. The Thayer Amendment of 1866, which traditionally bans the portrait of living people on US notes, does not apply to coins.",
  "summary": "Donald Trump’s portrait has made its way on to a US coin – the first time a living president has appeared on American currency in a century. On Wednesday, the US Mint launched the $1 coin with a portrait of Trump alongside the words “LIBERTY” and “IN GOD WE TRUST”, to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. […] The post Trump $1 coin makes him first living president on US currency in a century…",
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        "title": "US Mint releases $1 coin featuring Trump to commemorate the 250th anniversary; are they legal? Here's what the law says",
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