Perhaps you’ve seen President Donald J. Trump on coins and medals and want to know if they’re worth buying.
Do the Trump coins have any value?
I can help you learn more about Trump collectible coins and what they may be worth…
Are Trump Coins Valuable?
Trump coins are very popular, and many coin dealers and promotional firms sell them.
The question is… Are any of these Trump coins, medals, tokens, and other items valuable?
Some will tell you that Trump coins are valuable. And that can be true — to an extent.
You see, the thing about Trump coins is that most aren’t official government issues. That is, the United States Mint isn’t making these as they appear.
In most instances, Trump coins and medals are one of the following:
- Official United States coins that have been covered in Trump decals or labels
- Legal-tender U.S. coins that have been colorized with an image(s) of Trump
- Privately issued pieces that carry proprietary Trump designs
In every instance, the legal-tender coins emblazoned with Trump imagery would usually be considered novelty coins. Whereas, the un-denominated pieces would generally fall into the rounds, medals, and tokens category. These pieces are still collectible and are indeed collected by many people. But they won’t carry the same numismatic appeal as original, unaltered legal-tender coins.
Also, many of the Trump coins, medals, tokens, and rounds are produced in large numbers as promotional items — meaning they’re generally common. In many cases, their value is highest when first issued because the demand is greater. But this generally tapers off in the months and years that follow their release, and this tends to suppress values of these pieces in the secondary market.
That’s doesn’t mean some Trump coins aren’t valuable. It just means that the premium on Trump commemorative coin values tends to go down as time goes on. Or, it will take a very long time for the value of these Trump coins to go up, if at all.
This really has nothing to do with who’s on the coin. I advised the same thing about President Barack Obama and Joe Biden coins years ago.
This is pretty much the pattern for all mass-produced commemorative coins and collectibles, whether they are political or apolitical.
Various Kinds Of Trump Coins
Whether you have or are looking to buy 2025 Trump coins, 2020 Trump coins, or other Trump coins from his first or second term in the White House, you have plenty to choose from.
The first Trump coins started appearing soon after the New York real estate mogul and reality TV star made an announcement that he would be running for president in 2015.
After he was elected in 2016 for his first term to serve as the nation’s 45th president, multiple private enterprises began selling various kinds of Trump coins. They include:
- Legal-tender U.S. coins emblazoned with Trump decals and (sometimes) gold plating — Most popular among these are Kennedy half dollars and American Silver Eagles. Many of these simply carry colorful Trump stickers that fill the entire face of both the head’s side (obverse), tail’s side (reverse), or both sides of the coin. Many of these coins, particularly the half dollars, receive gold plating and the sticker.
- Colorized legal-tender U.S. coins — In the same vein as the legal-tender coins carrying Trump decals are the real U.S. coins that are colorized. Some may argue that these are a bit higher quality than the coins which carry only the decal. There is a little more artistry and technology required in producing these pieces. However, you need to remember that even the artfully colorized Trump coins are still considered altered coins in the eyes of collectors — and, numismatically, they are recognized as novelty coins.
- Trump rounds, tokens, and medals — There’s a vast and ever-expanding area of Trump coins that could be broadly categorized as rounds, tokens, and medals. These are not necessarily pieces made from altered U.S. legal-tender coins and instead are privately minted items (although some are made from legal-tender coins). Instead, many are made from a base metal and coated with silver or gold; some are mostly or solid silver or gold — such as 1 ounce silver Trump rounds. They go by many names, including:
- Donald Trump Official Portrait Coins
- Donald Trump Inauguration Coins
- Donald Trump 45th President Coins
- Donald Trump 47th President Coins
- Donald Trump Presidential Seal Coins
- Donald Trump Tribute Coins
- Donald Trump Victory Coins
- Donald Trump Fighting for America Coins
- Donald Trump Save America Coins
- Donald Trump Make America Great Again Coins
- Donald Trump Fight Coins
- Donald Trump Mugshot Coins
- Donald Trump Liberty Proof Gold Coins
The list of coins above is only a sampling of what’s currently available at the time of this writing. New Trump coins are being made every day. So, you may find some Trump coins in your travels that aren’t on this list.
Trump Commemorative Coin Values
Prices for these Trump coin and medal collectibles vary by the manufacturer.
Remember, Trump coins have been very popular since around 2016 — so you’re going to pay more for such pieces if demand is high. However, that doesn’t mean that Trump coins are inherently valuable.
If you try to sell Trump commemorative coins, you may be met with some disappointment. In general, Trump coins are worth only their melt value or face value (if produced on a legal-tender coin) — whichever is higher.
There’s a huge caveat you should remember when it comes to perceived melt value…
Many people are buying gold or silver Trump coins thinking they are buying coins that contain only pure precious metal. This may not necessarily be the case!
Yes, there are many real 1-ounce silver Trump rounds, 1-ounce silver Trump bars, and Trump gold coins, medals, rounds, and bars. These are worth their weight in precious metal, and some carry nominal premiums in value above that as collectibles.
However, a great deal of the Trump commemorative coins out there are NOT fully pure silver or gold. Rather, they are made from base metals (often copper or brass) and only plated or clad in silver or gold. The silver or gold value of these plated and clad Trump coins is typically only pennies.
Are There Any “Official” Trump Coins?
You may be looking at the list of Trump coins above and realize that pretty much everything you’re finding are either colorized, labeled, or otherwise altered U.S. coins or private coins, medals, and tokens.
So, are there any official Trump coins made by or produced for the United States government?
Yes and no.
No, in that there currently are not any official U.S. legal-tender coins that carry the likeness of President Trump. (U.S. coins generally do not carry portraits of living individuals.)
However, there are official Trump medals offered by the United States Mint.
You can buy Donald J. Trump bronze medals from the U.S. Mint. They come in 2 sizes:
- 1-5/16″ Trump bronze medals
- 3″ Trump bronze medals
Prices vary, depending on the size of the medals and current bullion and production prices.
These are official government Trump medals. They are both highly collectible AND tend to retain their collector value rather well.
Are Trump Commemorative Coins Worth Collecting?
The answer: It all depends.
If you are someone who enjoys collecting Trump coins, medals, tokens, and other commemorative items, then go for it. Sometimes the joy of collecting isn’t about the current or future value of your items but the enjoyment you derive from owning them.
Nobody can tell you if future values or prices of Trump commemorative coins will go up or down. There’s no crystal ball out there for predicting future coin prices.
However, what I will advise you is to buy Trump coins only if you enjoy them and NOT for future investment potential. It is unlikely that Trump coins will be worth more in the future — unless the bullion value of the metal within them goes up and/or the demand for them surpasses supply.
If you want to sell Trump coins or other numismatic items, you may find buyers who want those pieces and might pay you a premium for them. But in general, you will only be able to sell these Trump medals, tokens, and novelty coins for their melt value and little, if anything, more than that — at least for the time being.
Again, if you’re buying Trump commemorative coins, please know what you’re buying before you pay for them. There are genuine silver and gold Trump coins out there, but many are only plated in these metals. Make sure you know the difference. Watch for words like:
- Plated
- Layered
- Clad
- Coated
- Enhanced
- Embellished
The terms listed above are some of the most common ones used in describing a Trump coin that is NOT pure or 100% silver or gold but rather only containing an outer shell made from those metals.
As they say in coin collecting, “buy the book before the coin.” That doesn’t mean you have to literally buy a book about Trump coins before you buy them — you’re already at the right spot here with this article!
Just educate yourself about what you’re purchasing, buy Trump coins only if you want them (not because you think they’ll go up in value), and enjoy your items for what they are: political and cultural collectibles of the moment.
