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Trump-Faced Gold-Colored $1 Coin Goes on Sale, but Contains No Gold

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The U.S. Mint began selling a gold-colored $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump at noon on the 2nd, Eastern time.
  • The commemorative coin contains no gold and costs $61 for a roll of 25, or $2.44 per coin.

A gold-colored $1 coin bearing Donald Trump’s face has gone on sale in the United States, but the coin contains no actual gold. The U.S. Mint produced it to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary.

Sales began at noon on the 2nd, Eastern time. A roll of 25 coins costs $61, or $2.44 per coin. A bag containing 100 coins costs $154.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.