Did the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee review the Trump coin design?

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The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) is a federal body established by Congress in 2003 to review and recommend coin designs before production. By law (31 U.S.C. § 5135), the CCAC must advise Treasury on "themes and designs" for commemorative coins. But the committee has no binding authority—Treasury can ignore recommendations. CCAC members told Defector they weren't consulted on the Trump coin, suggesting Treasury bypassed standard review to avoid criticism. The committee includes historians, artists, and numismatists who might have objected to the living-person portrait or the propagandistic imagery. By sidestepping CCAC, Treasury avoided creating a paper trail of expert objections that could fuel legal challenges or congressional oversight.

Did the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee review the Trump coin design?

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