News that the U.S. Treasury Department is working on $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump drew ire from lawmakers who say it's appalling that renderings on the back of the coin draw ties to the TRUMP memecoin. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked the nominee for the next Mint Director at Treasury, Paul Hollis, about the rendering during a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing on Thursday. Earlier this month, U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach confirmed that Treasury is working on the coin to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the country's independence next year. The heads side of the coin has Trump's face on ... (full story)