The $1 Trump coins are here. Why spending them is legal but tricky

<p>The U.S. Mint began selling <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/15/trump-gold-coin-image-mint" target="_blank">$1 Trump coins</a> Wednesday.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> The Trump coin sits in a rare middle ground: The Mint is promoting it as a collectible, but under federal law, it has a face value of $1 and can be used as real money.</p><hr><p><strong>Driving the news: </strong>The <a href="https://x.com/usmint/status/2095104491536167250" target="_blank">U.S. Mint</a> says the

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