Overview
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent selected founding‑era imagery for the 250th‑anniversary lineup and advanced a proposed dollar coin bearing President Trump.
- The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee’s recommendations highlighting abolition, women’s suffrage, and civil rights were not adopted.
- Proposed designs were posted by the U.S. Mint before required committee review, raising concerns about adherence to statutory process.
- Democratic senators criticized the Trump coin and introduced legislation to prohibit the likeness of a living or sitting president on U.S. money.
- The Mint says a Mayflower Compact quarter satisfies the law’s mandate to honor women’s contributions, while critics note early precedent against depicting a sitting president.