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17. Trump-appointed arts panel approves gold coin featuring president's image

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:22 PM

19 hrs ago

By Tim Reid

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - A federal arts panel comprised of members appointed by Donald Trump on Thursday unanimously approved a commemorative gold coin featuring his image, the latest effort by the administration to celebrate the president.

Critics, including Democrats and members ‌of another federal arts committee, said minting a coin with a sitting president's image went against American values, especially as the nation ‌celebrates its 250th birthday this year and the end of British monarchical rule.

During a presentation by a U.S. Mint official to the Commission of Fine Arts, discussion turned to what diameter the 24-carat coin should be, up to a maximum of three inches.

Chamberlain Harris, 26, a White House aide who Trump appointed to the commission this year, said the biggest possible coin would be Trump's preference.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-appointed-arts-panel-approves-191825316.html

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Fine arts panel urges Mint to make Trump gold coin 'as large as possible' [View all] demmiblue 22 hrs ago OP

Quick scroll down - nope, not The Onion. Simply unbelievable what's happening these days.... TheRickles 22 hrs ago #1

Love the eagle attacking the ruskie ASSet vermin SheltieLover 22 hrs ago #2

Use it HighFired49 19 hrs ago #18

Yeah, make it the size of a 14" pizza to wear around your neck bucolic_frolic 22 hrs ago #3

THIS...HAS...TO..... BE... Escape 22 hrs ago #4

It gets harder every week to distinguish the news from SNL (nt) William Seger 14 hrs ago #47

Can't be as big as his head... Bayard 22 hrs ago #5

Ugh. GB_RN 22 hrs ago #6

Here are a few bits with links from an AI (Gemini) summary pat_k 21 hrs ago #11

Just paint a manhole cover gold and slap his picture on it. He will love it. twodogsbarking 21 hrs ago #7

Flashback to the PJs 0rganism 18 hrs ago #22

Somehow.... SergeStorms 21 hrs ago #8

This is the felon's panel of MAGA vulgarians. The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts is no more. pat_k 21 hrs ago #9

🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 Rebl2 21 hrs ago #10

If they want it to be accurate... Trueblue Texan 20 hrs ago #12

Federal arts panel Roy Rolling 20 hrs ago #13

Barf mdbl 19 hrs ago #14

Is Shitler going to wear it around his neck? paleotn 19 hrs ago #15

No effing way! This has to be illegal. Ford_Prefect 19 hrs ago #16

Trump-appointed arts panel approves gold coin featuring president's image Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 19 hrs ago #17

THERE ARE NO LIMITS to his ego, while his soul is null. So Sad. n/t George McGovern 18 hrs ago #19

Fill it with hidden Epstein files. Wonder Why 18 hrs ago #20

Yeah that's whhat I thought of immediately Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #21

I kind of agree. It needs to be far too large and bulky for one person to carry let alone use as currency. 0rganism 17 hrs ago #23

The Trump coin should have a "bald" eagle with a huge blonde comb over. Martin68 17 hrs ago #24

Excellent idea Martin68! Thanks! George McGovern 15 hrs ago #44

99% lead wrapped in a thin layer of gold leaf. OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #25

WTF??? Three inches in diameter? greatauntoftriplets 17 hrs ago #26

A Nobel Prize medal measures 2.6 inches in diameter, so Trump's medal had to be 3 inches. sop 17 hrs ago #27

It's good to see them focused on what's important. SamuelAdams 17 hrs ago #28

Like unto a golden calf.... Jack Valentino 17 hrs ago #29

😀 At least the desk is resolute. Mblaze 17 hrs ago #30

Did I not read something,,, oldsoldierfadingfast 17 hrs ago #31

Butt kissers. Brown nosers BlueWaveNeverEnd 17 hrs ago #32

Not a coin - a medallion. Norrrm 17 hrs ago #33

It should be biglier than the Nobel Prize medallion Turbineguy 17 hrs ago #34

Bald eagle on one side and colorado_ufo 17 hrs ago #35

A 3 inch wide solid gold coin? FullySupportDems 17 hrs ago #36

Sycophants nilram 17 hrs ago #37

Make it out of fake gold. Wolf Frankula 16 hrs ago #38

BLARGH! 😑 🙄 electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #39

Be shame if the die was damaged accidently Historic NY 15 hrs ago #40

The Fat Shitcoin Blue Owl 15 hrs ago #41

Resembles his mug shot, oasis 15 hrs ago #42

The good news about being big.... mwooldri 15 hrs ago #43

The $10,000 gold coin no one wants to have, Aussie105 14 hrs ago #45

How is he going to make money on this? JohnnyRingo 14 hrs ago #46

Notice how small his hands are! Envirogal 13 hrs ago #48

TSF bending over the Resolute Desk RainCaster 13 hrs ago #49

Hang on for a second here... jmowreader 13 hrs ago #50

A ""fine arts" panel appointed by Trump DFW 12 hrs ago #51

He looks like a Creepy Rapist JI7 11 hrs ago #52

Kick Kick Kickety Kick George McGovern 9 hrs ago #53

I hope it's as big as that penny in the Batcave Orrex 8 hrs ago #54

"As large as possible" - But will that be big enough? TheRickles 8 hrs ago #55

WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE PEOPLE? LymphocyteLover 7 hrs ago #56

This is grotesque. nt City Lights 5 hrs ago #57