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Trump gold coin combines his love for gold and things named after him

The U.S. Treasury approved a 24-karat gold coin featuring President Trump despite legal concerns, joining a semiquincentennial series and a $1 Trump coin, officials said.

  • Yesterday, the Treasury advanced a 24-karat gold commemorative coin featuring Donald Trump's portrait, reported March 20, 2026.
  • Reflecting Trump's long-standing gold branding, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts approved the coin's design on March 19, 2026, as part of the semiquincentennial program.
  • Commission records show the design is etched from a Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery photograph, and advisers suggested making the coin about three inches in diameter, approved by the Commission of Fine Arts including recent appointee Chamberlain Harris.
  • Because the U.S. Mint sits within the Treasury, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent can likely authorize the new 24-karat gold coin, advancing its approval process.
  • Federal law generally prohibits putting a living person on U.S. currency, posing legal complications as the coin would join government-issued items bearing Trump's name or image.
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The move represents an unprecedented approach to depicting a President-in-Office on a US coin during his lifetime.

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A 24-carat gold coin with Donald Trump (79) is coming – on time for the 250th birthday of the United States on July 4th!

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"We are delighted to prepare coins that represent the enduring spirit of our country and our democracy, and there is no more emblematic profile for the front of those coins than that of our President-in-Office," Treasury Secretary Brandon Beach said in a statement.

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The Washington Post broke the news in on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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