U.S. Currency and Commemoratives

The Commission of Fine Arts—whose members are Trump appointees—voted unanimously and without objection to approve a 24‑karat Trump semiquincentennial gold coin, clearing the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent invoked his authority over 24‑karat coins to bypass the usual ban on living presidents appearing on currency. The coin, which President Trump personally reviewed and selected, depicts him leaning forward with fists on a desk beneath an arc reading "LIBERTY" with the dates "1776–2026," "IN GOD WE TRUST," and 13 stars; the reverse shows a bald eagle in mid‑flight with "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "E PLURIBUS UNUM," commissioners discussed making it larger than a standard 1‑ounce gold coin (up to the Mint’s 3‑inch maximum), and the production run will be very limited with denomination and mintage undecided.