Fine arts panel urges Mint to make Trump gold coin 'as large as possible'

[demmiblue]

Source: MS Now

Members of a federal arts commission voted on Thursday to create a 24-carat commemorative gold coin featuring President Donald Trump — and to make it “as large as possible.”

The Commission of Fine Arts, a seven-person panel appointed by the president, passed a motion calling for the U.S. Treasury to manufacture the coin. The gold piece would feature Trump leaning over the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office on one side and a bald eagle on the other.

Trump personally reviewed and approved the proposed designs for the coins, Megan Sullivan, acting chief of the Office of Design Management at the U.S. Mint, told the panel.

The committee’s vice chairman, James McCrery II, the initial architect for Trump’s White House ballroom project, called for the motion to pass “with the strong encouragement that you make it as large as possible, all the way to three inches in diameter” — the biggest size the Mint has available.

Read more: https://www.ms.now/news/federal-arts-panel-mint-trump-coin-as-large-as-possible

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New @ms.now: Members of a federal arts commission voted today to create a 24-carat commemorative gold coin featuring Trump — and urged the U.S. Mint to make it “as large as possible.”

This is the same group that greenlit his WH ballroom plans AND a design for a coin emblazoned w/ Trump's face.

— Julianne McShane (@juliannemcshane.bsky.social) 2026-03-19T20:48:51.875Z

[TheRickles]

1. Quick scroll down - nope, not The Onion. Simply unbelievable what's happening these days....

[SheltieLover]

2. Love the eagle attacking the ruskie ASSet vermin

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Yeah, make it the size of a 14" pizza to wear around your neck

These people are grotesque and bonkers.

[Escape]

4. THIS...HAS...TO..... BE...

a joke, Right?

[Bayard]

5. Can't be as big as his head...

[GB_RN]

6. Ugh.

This is beyond his normal grotesquery (just made that up) and ego stroking. Jesus. I wanna vomit. Can you imagine the hair tearing that would be coming from the other side of the aisle if Obama or Biden did this shit?

For fuck’s sake. Someone stop the bus. I want off this ride.

ETA: Pretty sure this isn’t even legal.
https://www.thoughtco.com/faces-on-us-currency-4153995#:~:text=Federal%20law%20prohibits%20any%20living%20person%27s%20face%20from%20appearing%20on%20U.S.%20currency%2C%20but%20beyond%20that%20the%20exact%20criteria%20for%20deciding%20who%20appears%20on%20our%20paper%20currency%20is%20unclear.

[pat_k]

11. Here are a few bits with links from an AI (Gemini) summary

1866 Law: Passed following a scandal where a treasury official put his own face on currency, prohibiting living people from appearing on U.S. money. The law, which specifically bans living people on "bonds, securities, notes, and currency," is often applied to coins.

Coinage Law: 31 U.S. Code 5112 dictates that no coin issued may bear the image of a living former or current President.

Exceptions: While rarely, a few living individuals have appeared on specific U.S. commemorative coins (e.g., in the background or during special, non-circulating releases).

Proposed 2026 Coinage: While there were reports in 2025/2026 regarding a Donald Trump commemorative coin under the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020, these are often viewed as potential exceptions rather than a repeal of the general law, as discussed on Politifact and the Detroit Free Press.

[twodogsbarking]

7. Just paint a manhole cover gold and slap his picture on it. He will love it.

[SergeStorms]

8. Somehow....

tRump will be making money from this. Guaranteed.

[pat_k]

9. This is the felon's panel of MAGA vulgarians. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is no more.

[Rebl2]

10. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[Trueblue Texan]

12. If they want it to be accurate...

...it needs to be in the shape of giant asshole.