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Trump Gold Coin Gets Green Light from Fine Arts Panel

Is a Trump gold coin a patriotic tribute to America's 250th birthday or an authoritarian break from democratic tradition?

Published MAR 20

Trump Gold Coin Gets Green Light from Fine Arts Panel

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A 24-karat gold coin featuring President Trump's likeness is a fitting tribute as America approaches its 250th birthday. Commemorative coins have long honored notable figures, and no profile better captures this historic moment than the sitting president's. The design — Trump stern-faced, fists on a desk, with "Liberty" above — is bold, patriotic and exactly what this milestone deserves.

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Putting a living president's face on currency is something dictators and monarchs do — not democracies. Federal law already bars living presidents from appearing on U.S. currency, yet a hand-picked arts commission steamrolled that tradition anyway. America's founders were fiercely opposed to making government officials look like kings, and approving a Trump gold coin spits directly in the face of that founding principle.

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