Friday, March 20, 2026

Gold Trump Coin Plan Continues

The United States Department of the Treasury has taken a big step forward in a plan to etch President Donald Trump's portrait on a 24 karat gold commemorative coin.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 07:51 AM | 23 COMMENTS | permalink

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SCOOP-- Trump wants a 24k gold coin w/ his face on it for America 250, but an official at a late February coin advisory committee meeting called it something only done by "nations ruled by kings or dictators." After NYT reported the criticism, US Mint yanked online vid of the meeting w/o explanation.[image or embed]

-- Marisa Kabas (@marisakabas.bsky.social) Mar 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM

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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-20 01:57 AM

Presidential Memorables are typically established after a President has passed on to the afterlife.

Why does Pres Trump seem to need such recognition now?



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-20 02:08 AM

Another view ...

US: Trump image approved for commemorative gold coin
www.dw.com

... What's gold, round and bears US President Donald Trump's image? A commemorative coin marking the United States' 250th anniversary, of course.

A Trump-appointed federal arts commission has approved the design of a 24-carat gold commemorative coin bearing his image, officials said on Thursday.

More coins in Trump's likeness planned

The US Commission of Fine Arts, whose all six members were fired last October and replaced with hand-picked people by Trump, approved the design unanimously.

Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now expected to order the coin to be minted.

The coin will not circulate as currency, and likely be part of a limited collector series.

Two other coins bearing the US president's image are planned, including a $1 piece that would be in circulation and a one-ounce gold one. ...



#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-20 02:18 AM

@#3 ... The US Commission of Fine Arts, whose all six members were fired last October and replaced with hand-picked people by Trump, approved the design unanimously.

Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is now expected to order the coin to be minted. ...

[channeling Mr Rogers] ...

Can you say "dictatorship?" I knew you could.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-20 02:21 AM

It's good to see this.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-20 03:40 AM

@#5 ... It's good to see this. ...

What is the "this" that you find to be so good?

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-20 04:12 AM

A man of the people.

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-03-20 05:42 AM

The Trump Coin: each American will be required to buy one, with all proceeds going to our criminal insurrectionist and golf cheat of a president. Foreigners who buy a dozen will be granted permanent legal residence in the US...

#8 | Posted by catdog at 2026-03-20 10:17 AM

He's an evil stupid man supported by stupid and evil people

#9 | Posted by hamburglar at 2026-03-20 10:55 AM

It looks like it would make a good target piece.

#10 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-03-20 11:03 AM

If we are going to toss out the Constitution by allowing someone who attempted to overthrow it and let that person unilaterally declare wars like a king then we might as well start putting him on money. That is what monarchies do.

#11 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-03-20 11:27 AM

"New Coin Suggests Trump Is God'

If approved, the 24-karat gold coin will depict Trump leaning on a desk with clenched fists, based on a photograph taken by his chief White House photographer. This is the photograph at the National Portrait Gallery.

But here's the disturbing part. Check out the proposed gold coin.

The coin has an image of Trump and immediately below are the words "In God We Trust." This is not by accident. They are conflating an image of Donald J. Trump with the words "In God We Trust." They are deliberately suggesting that Trump IS God."

www.youtube.com

2 min

"It all feels like an echo of one of the most notorious moments in the history of coinage, the minting of a coin in 44 B.C. bearing the profile of Julius Caesar with the abbreviated Latin words for "Caesar, Perpetual Dictator" on its face.

Caesar is cited as the first living person to use his image on a Roman coin, and it was considered an outrageous violation of norms.

One ancient historian, Cassius Dio, included the use of his image on coins among Caesar's most egregiously self-aggrandizing acts leading up to his assassination.

"It is this moment when you see a transition from the collective we,' meaning the Republic, to the them,' to the individual, and you start seeing emperors putting image on coins," Turco said."

www.washingtonpost.com

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2026-03-20 11:30 AM

Gold coins? So novelty/collectors items?

Gold Coins will never be put into circulation and used as legal tender.

If you tried to circulate them the edges will be scraped and trimmed and collected for profit or they will be melted down and sold.

In addition using gold for small transactions is difficult, as physical coins require dividing, weighing, and verifying authenticity.

Another wasteful government boondoggle.

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-03-20 12:06 PM

Gold Coins will never be put into circulation and used as legal tender.

Especially 24 kt coins. Wouldn't last 5 years.

#14 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-20 12:25 PM

Image

#15 | Posted by Derek_Wildstar at 2026-03-20 01:11 PM

Disgusting.
The Narcissist Personality Disorder revenge Tour continues apace.
The next president is going to order these coins withdrawn.

#16 | Posted by e1g1 at 2026-03-20 02:12 PM

---- this ------. Seriously, hurry up and die, you pathetic ------- scumbag.

#17 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-20 02:38 PM

FWIW: drudge.com

#18 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-20 03:22 PM

Essen.....

#19 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-20 09:20 PM

What is the "this" that you find to be so good?

That they waste time and energy on this kind of nonsense instead of things that may be dangerous.

#20 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-20 09:30 PM

I thought we only put dead people on US money?

#21 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-03-20 10:53 PM

Lewzer wants his coin to be the "largest possible". That is currently a 5 oz silver coin.

A 24 kt 5 oz gold coin would be $23,000 just for the metal. I assume the plan is to just make one for him?

#22 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-20 11:11 PM

Shove it up his gaping ass

#23 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-20 11:56 PM

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