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- The United States Mint has released a commemorative one-dollar coin featuring President Donald Trump's face as part of celebrations for the country's 250th anniversary.
- US law generally bars images of living presidents on currency, but the Mint used a design provision in the anniversary law to do so.
- The coins are sold as collectibles and not put into everyday circulation, and they sold out online within hours, though the Mint says more are being made.
- The gold-colored coins contain no real gold, being made mostly of copper with a brass outer layer.
What to watch next
- Whether further supplies of the sold-out coins become available on the Mint's website
- The Treasury's announced plan for a $250 note featuring Trump and for his signature on US paper currency
- How legal challenges or debate over the design provision used to bypass the living-presidents ban develop
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