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Shipwack

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

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

Blues Heron

(9,258 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
Yesterday

bob4460

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

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
Yesterday

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
20 hrs ago

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
Yesterday

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
17 hrs ago

We should be so lucky.

BobsYourUncle

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

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!

BurnDoubt

(2,010 posts)
8. A copy of his...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:33 AM
Yesterday

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

BurnDoubt

(2,010 posts)
9. Although...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:39 AM
Yesterday

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

(135,995 posts)
16. Those were/are legitimate currency, though the design of the
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 04:43 AM
Yesterday

Susan B. Anthony coin was flawed.

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
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
2 hrs ago

QueerDuck

(2,572 posts)
43. Excellent! I'm doing preliminary research right now...
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 03:26 PM
19 hrs ago

... 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

(6,149 posts)
31. ;-{).....
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 09:31 AM
Yesterday

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
Yesterday

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
8 hrs ago

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

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