In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of American independence next year, the U.S. Mint has revealed a new set of coin designs. These coins honor the nation’s founding documents and the Revolutionary War, but noticeably absent is any depiction of former President Donald Trump, despite efforts by some of his supporters to see him featured on a coin.

Under the current administration, the Mint has shifted away from designs proposed during President Joe Biden’s time in office that celebrated milestones like women’s suffrage and civil rights achievements. Instead, the focus has returned to more traditional representations of America’s history, emphasizing its foundational moments.

Next year, the country will observe the America 250 celebrations, marking this significant anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. While all U.S. coins will carry the year of minting, those produced in 2024 will also include the historic year 1776, underscoring the quarter-millennium milestone.

Trump, at least for now, isn’t getting a coin

Interestingly, a design for a $1 coin has not been released. However, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach, who oversees the U.S. Mint, indicated in October that a coin featuring Trump is being considered. A draft design has emerged showing Trump’s profile on the obverse, and the reverse bearing an image of him raising his fist after surviving an assassination attempt, accompanied by the phrase “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT” prominently displayed.

Traditionally, U.S. presidents are not depicted on coins until at least two years after their death. Nonetheless, proponents of a Trump coin believe there might be a legal exception within the statute that allows the Treasury to produce special coins for the nation’s 250th anniversary, potentially clearing a path for its creation.

Neither the Mint nor the Treasury Department responded when asked whether a Trump coin is still planned.

The new designs depict classical Americana

New designs will appear only on coins minted in 2026, with the current images returning the following year.

The nickel, dime and five versions of the quarter will circulate, while a penny and half dollar will be sold as collectibles.

Five versions of the quarter are planned depicting the Mayflower Compact, Revolutionary War, Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution and Gettysburg Address.

The dime will show a depiction of Liberty, a symbolic woman facing down the tyranny of the British monarchy, and an eagle carrying arrows in its talons representing America’s fight for independence.

The commemorative nickel is essentially the same as the most recent nickel redesign, in 2006, but it includes two dates on the head’s side instead of one, 1776 and 2026.

Two collectible coins are planned

A half dollar coin shows the face of the Statue of Liberty on one side. The other shows her passing her torch to what appears to be the hand of a child, symbolizing a handoff to the next generation.

The penny is essentially the same as the one in circulation, which was discontinued earlier this year and will be produced only as a collectible with two dates.

Prices for collectible coins were not released. The Mint sells a variety of noncirculating coins on its website, with a vast range of prices reflecting their rarity.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps founding, for example, a commemorative half dollar coin is available for $61, while a commemorative $5 gold coin goes for $1,262. Up to 750,000 copies of the former will be minted, but no more than 50,000 of the latter.

The abandoned designs

Congress authorized commemorative coins in 2021. During the Biden administration, the Mint worked with a citizens advisory committee to propose designs depicting the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, abolitionism, suffrage and civil rights.

Those designs included depictions of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and Ruby Bridges, who was escorted to school by the National Guard at age 6 years amid opposition to racial integration at public schools.

Those designs represented “continued progress toward ‘a more perfect union,’” said Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, quoting a phrase from the preamble to the Constitution.

“The American story didn’t stop at the pilgrims and founding fathers, and ignoring anything that has happened in this country in the last 162 years is just another attempt by President Trump to rewrite our history,” Cortez Masto said in a statement.