The United States Mint has begun offering a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to mark the country's 250th anniversary.
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The Mint, which is marketing the coin as a collectible, is offering a bag of 100 coins for $154.50 and a roll of 25 coins for $61.
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Donald Trump's $1 coin makes him the first living president on US currency in a century.
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In 1926, the US issued a half-dollar featuring the likeness of then-President Calvin Coolidge to commemorate the country’s 150th anniversary.
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However, the US Mint has been honouring the past presidents of the country with coins featuring them through the Presidential $1 Coin Program, which began in 2007.
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The US began issuing $1 coins featuring the faces of the past US presidents in the order that they served, starting with Presidents George Washington, John Adams, and more.
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