The U.S. Mint has announced that it will not be able to produce gold coins featuring former President Donald Trump in time for the United States Semiquincentennial, which will be celebrated on July 4, 2026. April Stafford, the director of the office of design management at the U.S. Mint, indicated in a legal filing that the Mint is currently working on the coin's design but has not yet received final approval. This means that there is no set date for when the coins will go on sale. The Mint is still in consultations regarding the design, and potential changes could further delay the process. According to Stafford, once the design is approved, it will take approximately six to eight weeks to begin striking the coins. Following that, it is expected to take several months for production to be completed. Given these timelines, Newsweek estimates that the Trump gold coins may not be available until December 2026 or even early 2027, missing the significant milestone of America's 250th birthday.