$1 Trump coin: Treasury shares draft design for America's 250th birthday

[essentialsaltes]

• "While a final $1 dollar coin design has not yet been selected to commemorate the United States' semiquincentennial, this first draft reflects well the enduring spirit of our country and democracy, even in the face of immense obstacles," a Treasury spokesperson said.

Federal law generally prohibits depictions of living presidents on U.S. currency, but it's unclear if the design evades or violates those rules.

During Friday's White House press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked if Trump had seen the first draft of the coin.

• "I'm not sure if he's seen it, but I'm sure he'll love it," she said.

 

[Desk trauma]

Federal law

…is what the president says it is.

 

[rambot]

As if he cares about laws. He'll end up on a coin.


He's got enough commemorative coins for 100$ on his site.

 

[seeking.IAM]

Another item that will never end up in my pocket or house.

 

[DaisyDay]

Federal law generally prohibits depictions of living presidents on U.S. currency, but it's unclear if the design evades or violates those rules.

I don't see that stopping him.

 

[Servus]

The US mint has been cranking out all kinds of commemorative coins for a long time. They usually cost considerably more than face value.

 

[ThatRobGuy]

Based on what I'm reading, the rule of "no current presidents, and a past president has to be deceased for 2 years" rule stemmed from this:

Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005

Presidential dollar coins - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And that particular program that the act was addressing expired in 2016

Which is why John Cornyn had to do a new bill to extend it to George HW Bush.


So it'd likely be one of those things that would be in a legal grey area depending on whether or not it was being presented as an extension of the 2005 program, or an entirely new minting run (in which case, if his allies in the legislature rammed it through under a new act, it wouldn't be in violation)



But in a general sense, I'm not crazy current or recent presidents being on currency, as it lends itself to be politically polarizing by default as controversies are still fresh in everyone's mind. Even George HW Bush being on a coin may have been too recent as some of his questionable actions are still occasionally the subject of discussion in modern partisan discourse.

...although, I guess it could be worse, we could be sticking other country's living monarchs on our currency like our neighbors to the north do lol.

 

[Servus]

There's the standard currency 1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, quarter dollar, half dollar and dollar coin. Then there's a whole bunch of commemorative coins produced by the US mint.

 

[essentialsaltes]

…is what the president says it is.

Possibly, they know it would be illegal to actually produce, but it was worth spending taxpayer money designing it to own the libs.

 

[DaisyDay]

Possibly, they know it would be illegal to actually produce, but it was worth spending taxpayer money designing it to own the libs.

The way this administration is firing its experienced lawyers makes me question whether legality figures into their thinking at all.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Another item that will never end up in my pocket or house.

I can't wait! That coin will be incredible.

 

[durangodawood]

I can't wait! That coin will be incredible.View attachment 371066

They should replace In God We Trust with something more appropriate like:

".....I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful... I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."

 

[essentialsaltes]

They should replace In God We Trust with something more appropriate like:

I was thinking Matthew 22:20

 

[seeking.IAM]

A little short, I tried to borrow a buck in a store one time from one of my sons. He said, "Dad, nobody uses cash anymore." It looks like I now have reason to join him in a cashless society.

 

[Aryeh Jay]

A little short, I tried to borrow a buck in a store one time from one of my sons. He said, "Dad, nobody uses cash anymore." It looks like I now have reason to join him in a cashless society.

Good new! President Trump has that covered too!

 

[GoldenBoy89]

They should replace In God We Trust with something more appropriate like:

".....I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her. You know I'm automatically attracted to beautiful... I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star they let you do it. You can do anything."

Too wordy for a coin.


How about “covfefe”?

 

[durangodawood]

Too wordy for a coin.


How about “covfefe”?

No its not too wordy! I like the idea of the whole paragraph in tiny print that makes you want to read it just to see what it is.

"covfefe" could replace "fight" on the other side.

Actually lets just do his face on one side and a QR code to a donation site on the other.