The US Commission of Fine Arts approved a 24-karat gold coin featuring Donald Trump to mark the 250th anniversary of the USA.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent authorized the production of the coin showing the sitting president with clenched fists on a desk.The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee previously refused to discuss the design, citing laws that prohibit living leaders on currency.Representative
Ritchie Torres proposed new legislation to ban the use of sitting presidents on coins as critics voiced authoritarian concerns.