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Shipwack

(3,155 posts)
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:42 AM Thursday

U.S. Mint Produces A $1 Coin Bearing Trump's Face To Help Celebrate America's 250th Birthday

Source: Huffington Post

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Mint has begun producing a new $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s face to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.

The final design for the commemorative coin, being released in the fall, was approved earlier this year by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members were appointed by Trump. But the finished product unveiled Wednesday differs from that version in a few aspects, including that it is not made of gold but rather has a gold finish.

The coin is intended “to honor the enduring legacy of liberty and a lasting symbol of patriotism,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a post on X. “Featuring President Trump, it celebrates the strength of American values, and the promise of a nation dedicated to preserving freedom for all.”
(snip)
Trump, a Republican, has a penchant for putting his name and likeness in the historical record, following his renaming of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue and a new class of battleships, among other tributes. The move to put his face on the gold coin has drawn criticism in particular because federal law prohibits the depiction of a living president on U.S. currency, though the treasury secretary has the authority to authorize the minting and issuance of coins in some circumstances.


Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/america-250-trump-coin_n_6a5840aee4b07a7875d1940b



No… No… NO!
This is wrong on so many different levels.
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U.S. Mint Produces A $1 Coin Bearing Trump's Face To Help Celebrate America's 250th Birthday (Original Post) Shipwack Thursday OP
Why on earth would anyone put a rapist on a coin? What a horrible way to celebrate the big 250 Blues Heron Thursday #1
Well he is the best the republicans have republianmushroom Thursday #35
Just another foist by trump and his assholes Klarkashton Thursday #2
Worth about a peso dweller Thursday #3
Outstanding...! displacedvermoter Thursday #24
The law bob4460 Thursday #4
Well okay, I guess that would be a worthy trade off. C Moon Thursday #5
"Your proposal is acceptable." ZZenith Thursday #6
So it's not legal tender? Sweet Rosie Red Thursday #14
its a commemorative moonshinegnomie Thursday #41
FATTY SHITPANTS THINKS HE'S A ROMAN FU*KEN EMPEROR!!! RVN VET71 Thursday #22
Doing this, putting his face and name on a coin, cost Julius Caesar his life. Gary 50 Thursday #47
I don't want one. appleannie1 Thursday #7
So thankful for the cashless society. BobsYourUncle Thursday #19
Better to take the 3% cash discount than to feed the banks. Wonder Why Thursday #44
I shop in small stores that give a discount if you use cash. If not you have to pay to cover what they have to pay. appleannie1 19 hrs ago #50
A copy of his... BurnDoubt Thursday #8
Although... BurnDoubt Thursday #9
I won't take it. Give me change or paper. demosincebirth Thursday #10
This message was self-deleted by its author demosincebirth Thursday #11
Toss them in with the Susie slugs and the Sacajawea dollars! BidenRocks Thursday #12
Those were/are legitimate currency, though the design of the niyad Thursday #16
The island of misfit coins. BidenRocks Thursday #17
I've never seen one of those. N/T BobsYourUncle Thursday #20
They had a quick response to this design but just couldn't get it together for the Harriet Tubman $20 bill Deuxcents 19 hrs ago #52
That still pisses me off. niyad 16 hrs ago #55
Been watching my expressions, my 'mouth' lately, but excuse me sprinkleeninow Thursday #13
There's always a loophole: "....in some circumstances" TheRickles Thursday #15
Could use 2 of them on Lindsey's eyes. rubbersole Thursday #18
Trumparhea coin. You and I will probably never see one. When did you last see a $1 coin? Try to get one from a bank. 3Hotdogs Thursday #21
Finished with gold spray paint would have been even more appropriate. tanyev Thursday #23
And when one is not readily available a simple X scratched across the obverse is easy enough to manage n/t Tom Rinaldo 22 hrs ago #49
I'll have to buy an engraving laser and inscribe "PEDO" on every one that finds its way into my hands. QueerDuck Thursday #25
Brilliant idea! KS Toronado Thursday #29
i already have access to one moonshinegnomie Thursday #42
Excellent! I'm doing preliminary research right now... QueerDuck Thursday #43
They won't circulate, no one will accept them bucolic_frolic Thursday #26
;-{) THIS Goonch Thursday #27
JFM ? KS Toronado Thursday #30
;-{)..... Goonch Thursday #31
ICSTBM KS Toronado Thursday #33
It seems like no one in government ever learned kacekwl Thursday #28
The last time a coin was struck with a living president's image radical noodle Thursday #32
So there's precedent. Interesting. Shipwack Thursday #34
Unlawful ?? Remember nom one is ABOVE the law. wink wink chuckle chuckle republianmushroom Thursday #36
I will do my best to refuse payment in the form of these obscenities. Martin68 Thursday #37
If any show up at my flea market stall... Shipwack Yesterday #48
Two words: HOBO NICKELS !! GOOGLE IT !! eppur_se_muova Thursday #38
Are they also celebrating pedophilia on the othe side? mdbl Thursday #39
Some nations imprison insurectionists. America puts their image on a coin. LiberalLovinLug Thursday #40
We are being buried enigmania Thursday #45
The coin will be a reminder of when America went to shit? pwb Thursday #46
The face of pure hatred is now on a $1 commemorative coin. patphil 19 hrs ago #51
Better to print up some toilet paper with his face on it. Turbineguy 18 hrs ago #53
Here's a similar coin from the not so distant as one might think past SorellaLaBefana 17 hrs ago #54

Blues Heron

(9,265 posts)
1. Why on earth would anyone put a rapist on a coin? What a horrible way to celebrate the big 250
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:44 AM
Thursday

bob4460

(419 posts)
4. The law
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:51 AM
Thursday

There is no official circulating U.S. Mint Presidential $1 coin for Jimmy Carter Bill Clinton. By law, the U.S. Mint Presidential $1 coin program required former presidents to be deceased for at least two years before a coin could be issued.

Sweet Rosie Red

(195 posts)
14. So it's not legal tender?
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 04:22 AM
Thursday

I would be within my rights to refuse them? That could be a national movement!

moonshinegnomie

(4,220 posts)
41. its a commemorative
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:22 PM
Thursday

its not designed for regular circulation. and it wont circulate just like the current dollar coins really dont

RVN VET71

(3,251 posts)
22. FATTY SHITPANTS THINKS HE'S A ROMAN FU*KEN EMPEROR!!!
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:54 AM
Thursday

Delusional? Seriously, his ugly mug really should be in Webster's nest to the word. Also, next to "war criminal", "inept", "blowhard", "racist", "misogynist" and, of course, "pedophile," and many, many others.

Gary 50

(506 posts)
47. Doing this, putting his face and name on a coin, cost Julius Caesar his life.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 05:29 PM
Thursday

We should be so lucky.

BobsYourUncle

(235 posts)
19. So thankful for the cashless society.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:01 AM
Thursday

I’ll have no need to ever handle one. I’m pretty sure I’ve made fewer than a dozen transactions involving paper/coin per year since O’bama’s time. Legacy money. What a bother!

appleannie1

(5,488 posts)
50. I shop in small stores that give a discount if you use cash. If not you have to pay to cover what they have to pay.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 11:47 AM
19 hrs ago

I just don't want anything with his face on it. Plus, I rarely ever get or use a silver dollar.

BurnDoubt

(2,022 posts)
8. A copy of his...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:33 AM
Thursday

… Death Certificate on the Three-Dollar Bill. (After the usual Mourning Period).
So… NO, NO, NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hell No!
And FUCK NO!!!!!

BurnDoubt

(2,022 posts)
9. Although...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:39 AM
Thursday

The coins could be used to “stone” offenders in highly ironic twist.
Down-right Biblical in its Poetic Justice.

Response to Shipwack (Original post)

niyad

(136,007 posts)
16. Those were/are legitimate currency, though the design of the
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 04:43 AM
Thursday

Susan B. Anthony coin was flawed.

Deuxcents

(28,552 posts)
52. They had a quick response to this design but just couldn't get it together for the Harriet Tubman $20 bill
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 11:59 AM
19 hrs ago

3Hotdogs

(15,854 posts)
21. Trumparhea coin. You and I will probably never see one. When did you last see a $1 coin? Try to get one from a bank.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:21 AM
Thursday

Banks have to special order them.

Britain has a 1 LB coin. and it is one excellent circulating coin because it is about the size of a nickel but it is thicker and has weight and it feels like something substantial.

Maybe some Maggots will order a roll or two. The rest will remain in Treasury's storage from now until the Republicans Party ends the United States of America as we know it.

tanyev

(50,067 posts)
23. Finished with gold spray paint would have been even more appropriate.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 07:57 AM
Thursday

Also, “has a penchant for putting his name and likeness in the historical record, following his renaming of ……..the Kennedy Center performing arts venue”?

Way to sanewash, HuffPoo.

How about has a pathological obsession with seeing his name and likeness everywhere he turns…..including strangely adding his name to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, designated by Congress to be a living memorial to President John F. Kennedy.

Tom Rinaldo

(23,205 posts)
49. And when one is not readily available a simple X scratched across the obverse is easy enough to manage n/t
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 09:14 AM
22 hrs ago

QueerDuck

(2,579 posts)
43. Excellent! I'm doing preliminary research right now...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:26 PM
Thursday

... not all lasers are made equal. This one, however, is strong enough to etch into the metal of a dollar coin.

I have a place for it... right next to my Bambu Lab A1 3d printer.

But like anything... once you get started in a tech-y hobby like this the expenses mount far beyond the basic equipment. So many fun accessories to add on.

Goonch

(6,153 posts)
31. ;-{).....
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 09:31 AM
Thursday

On the newly unveiled draft for the U.S. commemorative $1 coin, the initials JFM stand for Joseph F. Menna. He is the Chief Engraver of the United States Mint

radical noodle

(10,771 posts)
32. The last time a coin was struck with a living president's image
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 09:44 AM
Thursday

was Calvin Coolidge on the 150th anniversary of the US. No one wanted them and most were finally melted down. Make trump as unpopular as Calvin.

Shipwack

(3,155 posts)
48. If any show up at my flea market stall...
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 02:50 AM
Yesterday

I’ll declare them counterfeit and refuse. I’d rather lose a sale than taint my cashbox with them.

patphil

(9,411 posts)
51. The face of pure hatred is now on a $1 commemorative coin.
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 11:57 AM
19 hrs ago

Oh goody. I got to get me one of those.

SorellaLaBefana

(545 posts)
54. Here's a similar coin from the not so distant as one might think past
Fri Jul 17, 2026, 01:43 PM
17 hrs ago

It was minted AFTER WW2 in Argentina in 1955 to "...to commemorate the Führer’s appointment as Reichs-Councillor in 1933"
]
Plenty of German coins with Der Führer und Reichskanzler's image on them - but none that could quickly find that could link to.

However, this may even better encapsulate our own GreatLeader's moment



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