The Trump Coin and Lessons from the Ostrogoths: How a Gold Offering Reveals the Limits of Presidential Power Over America’s Money
By the time the U.S. Mint strikes the first 24-karat gold Trump commemorative coin later this year, the great American tradition of keeping living politicians off the nation’s money will have been quietly, but spectacularly, circumvented. Approved unanimously on March 19, 2026, by the Trump-appointed Commission of Fine Arts, the coin is ostensibly a celebration…
