Trump Dollar 'Gold Coin' to Go Into Production, Bessent Says

[demmiblue]

Source: WSJ

President Trump has added his name or likeness to federal buildings, airports, bridges and even some passports. Now, the U.S. Mint is set to begin striking a dollar coin featuring his face, a rare move to put a sitting president on American money.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled designs for the new “gold coin” Wednesday, which show Trump’s profile on one side next to the words “In God We Trust.”

Read more: https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-dollar-gold-coin-to-go-into-production-bessent-says-3d91fb03

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"'If they make this coin, it is illegal and Congress should act to stop it,' said Donald Scarinci, the longest-serving member of that panel. He said Congress should confiscate any of these coins or render them void."

— Bob Burgess (@bobburgess.bsky.social) 2026-07-15T12:38:15.097Z

The US Mint will begin striking a gold coin featuring President Trump, announces Treasury Secretary Bessent.

— Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) 2026-07-15T10:56:11.960Z

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Somehow, I don't see my coin shop stocking up on this one,

save for the value of the gold and no more. (I'd make sure that the coin is 100% gold and not gold-plated.)

BTW, today's price: Gold Prices Per Ounce $4,066.00

[twodogsbarking]

2. But we couldn't afford pennies that get used tens of thousands of times.

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. This will be a limited commemorative coin, if it actually gets made.

It won’t be for general circulation, and it will cost much more than a dollar, and much more than its market value in gold.

Personally, I think this is just more trolling the libs/placating the boss.

[twodogsbarking]

6. For sure.

[stopdiggin]

11. yep. remember digital tradng cards, sneakers .. ?

this is the same thing. cheap swag and trinkets to sell to the masses ...

[FakeNoose]

3. Does this mean he's dead, and they forgot to tell us?

Because only "dead" Presidents (or historic leaders) are permitted on our money. Maybe Chump is planning to make the supreme sacrifice so he can be legally depicted on these coins?

If that's the case, then please proceed.

[chouchou]

4. So he puts "In God we Trust" , where it should be "Nut-Job"

[ClaudetteCC]

7. At least gold shoes and 2 year old gold chinese made cell phones didn't requirefederal compliance or action. I miss the

simpler days of a few weeks ago

[Blues Heron]

8. why would you put a convicted rapist on a coin?

this guy has multiple felony convictions. The Mental virus these people operate under is profoundly affecting their judgement.

[FullySupportDems]

9. It's amusing to me it was originally planned to be 3" in diameter

But when I looked at that, it would have to be more than an ounce in weight right? Now the coin here is described as one ounce. I wonder who decided he wouldn't get his ridiculous hugest coin ever? Three inches wide, can you imagine? I guess someone finally did

[Midnight Writer]

10. Isn't that his mug shot? He sure is proud of being a criminal, isn't he?

The man has committed countless crimes, been convicted of 34 felonies, and has not and will never spend a night in jail.

[Talitha]

23. That pose makes him look constipated.

What a loser.

[El Mimbreno]

25. Not one of his problems...

from what we've heard.

[ToxMarz]

12. It will only be sold by Trump stores which will take a 90% handling fee.

[Martin68]

13. Pure obscenity.

[Pluvious]

14. Fortunately...

We don't have to pay h8m a fee to use his license:

The U.S. Mint is not obligated to pay a licensing fee to use Donald Trump’s likeness on its coins. As an agency of the federal government, the Mint relies on U.S. copyright law, which exempts official government documents and currency designs from private licensing and royalties.

[rampartd]

26. i wonder if he gets a cut from the jfk center or the palm beach airport?

[EndlessMaze]

15. Everything about him is tacky, ugly, imitation fakeness, and fraud.

According to google......"There is no gold in the newly announced Donald Trump $1 commemorative coin. While the U.S. Mint is striking the coin to mark the nation's 250th anniversary, a Treasury Department spokeswoman confirmed it will contain no precious metals and will only feature a "gold-like" finish"

[sakabatou]

17. So, just a copper-nickel alloy with a pyrite finish?

[sakabatou]

16. *pukes*

[AverageOldGuy]

18. The coin is exactly like everything else Trump does: Fake vanity project.

From the WashPost article:

A Treasury Department spokesperson said the coin “is in production and minted in Philadelphia, and it will be available in the fall.” They also said that there is no gold in the coin but that it has a gold-like finish.

[ChicagoTeamster]

19. I'll refuse to accept it in any cash transaction.

[Kablooie]

20. They should let the Franklin mint make it.

It’s just the kind of thing they do.

[RoseTrellis]

21. This instead!

https://www.usmint.gov/barack-obama-second-term-bronze-medal-MASTER_PRBO2.html

?sw=140&sh=140&sm=fit

[electric_blue68]

22. Oh, I can't wait!!!1!!11!

🙄😑🙄😑🙄
Blargh!

[LudwigPastorius]

24. Commemorating the Most Insecure Man in the World.

[El Mimbreno]

27. Eagerly awaiting....

The actual circulating trump dollar. So I can buy them by the roll and put them in circulation... after drilling a little hole in an appropriate spot.

[C_U_L8R]

28. Really sloppy design

Horrendously dull illustration and typography. Pathetically bad kerning. Inappropriate use of a tilde. Not worthy to even be clip art or candy coinage.

[electric_blue68]

37. Ah, a graphic designer, or typographer amongst us!..

The kening on the back is ok by me, but the front - waaay too wide!
Boring typography as in font choice?

I see what you mean about the tilde. Looking it up; I know it's used in languages, but I didn't know it's also used as a symbol for approximation. Don't think I've ever seen that.

[jmbar2]

29. Gold from Venezuela?

Burgum announced in March that they had "brought back" $100 million in gold from Venezuela. The question is, did they actually purchase it, or just take it with a Trump IOU.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/venezuela-gold-burgum-trump-rodriguez-maduro.html

[Lovie777]

30. Maybe a half of a % of gold used...................

another rip off scheme. How much of this is from taxpayers' money?

On and on, the stealing from a very greedy federal government for personal wealth.

Enough already. Damn.

[Torchlight]

31. He really is a typical kind of stupid

self-absorbed, vain and greedy... as old and as common as humanity itself (as well as as old and as common as trump himself is)

[Klarkashton]

32. How is it that a gold coin could be only a dollar?

[Qutzupalotl]

33. In Gold We Trust

(fake gold plated, that is)

[eppur_se_muova]

34. Stupid typo! He was born in 1946, not 1776.

Looks OK otherwise.

(When an error is stamped on a coin, does that make it a 'stampo' ?)

[Vinca]

35. Who could possibly want a coin with Trump's mug shot on it?

[purr-rat beauty]

36. Pedo-Penny!

I remember a country that DID not put living individuals on our currency because that is what aristocracy did.

It's the color of his favorite liquid......PISS