do with our coins is tell stories said ms harms whose company also makes coins for an array of military units as well as private sector clients like musicians those worlds sometimes collide as with a coin she produced for the band 3 doors down which commemorated its performance during mr trumps inaugural festivities it featured the bands logo and the american flag on one side and the seals of the president and vice president against the lincoln memorial on the otherthe inauguration performance coin produced for 3 doors downimagecreditwhitten sabbatini for the new york timesimagecreditwhitten sabbatini for the new york timesin some ways the proliferation of splashy presidential coins under mr trump is emblematic of his conventiondefying presidency said john wertman a former clinton white house aide who is a leading expert on challenge coins his collection includes the official presidential challenge coins of mr clinton and mr obama muted bronze affairs that have the presidential seal on one side and the white house and the presidents signature on the other the two coins made for vice president mike pence by the republican national committee are equally understated and the one for the first lady melania trump while gold is much less ornate than her husbandsmr wertman was one of the few to receive a copy of mr trumps make america great again republican national committee coin which was largely removed from circulation after the round of mocking by the media he said he was surprised by its thickness and lack of the presidential seal but not necessarily its hueif you look at what he did with the design of the white house drapes and his general inclination toward gold thats his personal preference mr wertman said of mr trump