Gold Trump Coin Gets Panel Review

As the final item on the March 19 agenda, the Commission of Fine Arts considered an obverse and reverse design for a potential addition to the nation’s Semiquincentennial coinage offerings.

by Larry Jewett |

Published on March 20, 2026

Commission of Fine Arts members reviewed and approved the proposed obverse and reverse designs for a possible gold coin with the denomination and size to be determined. (Images courtesy of the United States Mint.)

In her presentation to the panel, U.S. Mint’s Acting Chief of the Office of Design Management Megan Sullivan told the group, “Under 31 U.S. Code Section 5112I4C, the Secretary of the Treasury has the authority to authorize the minting and issuance of new 24-carat gold coins with specifications, designs, varieties, quantities, denominations and inscriptions that he may prescribe.”
This proposed gold coin would not be part of the Semiquincentennial program authorized under Public Law 116-330, but become an addition to the nation’s celebration efforts.
Several elements have not been finalized including the size and denomination. Sullivan said the Mint is looking at planchets larger than the typical one-ounce gold coin, which 1.287 inches in diameter. The largest planchet available is three inches in diameter.
The obverse features a stern-faced President Donald J. Trump standing and leaning over what could be interpreted as the resolute desk, fists balled. The reverse, which has been approved by the panel for previous designs, shows a bald eagle poised for flight while straddling the upper support of the Liberty Bell. “It is my understanding the president himself has already reviewed and approved the designs,” said Sullivan.
Sullivan stated that fineness and denomination were likely to be included on the reverse in the final design. Commissioners recommended that the dates on the obverse be reduced in size and steps taken to better depict the desk as a piece of furniture. The meeting concluded with a motion to approve the design as presented and to make the coin as large as possible, up to three inches.