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a kennedy

(34,536 posts)
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 06:43 PM 10 hrs ago

Oh for fawk sake.....a tRump dollar coin???

The Treasury Department is planning a dollar coin featuring Donald Trump to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States, it emerged today.

The tails side of the coin features Trump holding his fist in front of an American flag with the words, 'Fight, fight, fight', in reference to his famous words after being shot in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The image of Trump standing with blood dripping from his face in front of the Stars and Stripes was seared into the imaginations of American voters during the election campaign and is doubtless one of the most iconic political images in history.

The heads side shows Trump in profile with the historic dates: '1776 - 2025'.

There is precedent for a sitting president to be featured on a coin at such an anniversary. Calvin Coolidge appeared on the 1926 sesquicentennial half dollar, marking the 150th anniversary of American independence.

No other sitting has ever been depicted on a US coin. Indeed, federal law prohibits living persons from appearing on circulating money, requiring at least two years after the death of presidents.

The most recent president to appear on a coin is George HW Bush who was commemorated on the 2020 Presidential dollar, a collector's edition released after the Republican's death in 2018.

'Despite the radical left's forced shutdown of our government, the facts are clear: Under the historic leadership of President Donald J. Trump, our nation is entering its 250th anniversary stronger, more prosperous, and better than ever before,' a Treasury Department spokesman said.

https://l.smartnews.com/p-6k6VkSwE/gVsk4Q

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Oh for fawk sake.....a tRump dollar coin??? (Original Post) a kennedy 10 hrs ago OP
There is NO FUCKING WAY that I would EVER accept that garbage niyad 10 hrs ago #1
Plus the image is inaccurate. jls4561 10 hrs ago #2
Isn't there some kind of law against defacing coins and currency. 2MuchNoise 10 hrs ago #3
Straight to ebay Johonny 10 hrs ago #4
Ugh! 😑😑😑 electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #5
Our nation is meeting its 250th birthday on the verge of utter destruction misanthrope 10 hrs ago #6
And yet another day of WTF? MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #7
pics Celerity 10 hrs ago #8
Thanks for posting this...... a kennedy 10 hrs ago #9
Why was this coin even made? I would refuse to take it. debm55 9 hrs ago #16
That fist up just makes me sick. Because he is such a coward. Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #10
This coin would be illegal LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #11
That's not factually accurate... but what to expect from a rando link on bluesky. WarGamer 9 hrs ago #14
US Treasury Explores New Trump Coin, US Treasurer Says--Despite Legal Hurdles LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #17
commemorative coins are real coins. WarGamer 4 hrs ago #20
The memorial coin? usonian 10 hrs ago #12
Sure to become a collectors piece... because in 2029 the minting will be stopped. WarGamer 9 hrs ago #13
Collected by bluestarone 9 hrs ago #19
LMAO. Fight, fight, fight my ass, that cowardly piece of shit couldn't get off that stage fast enough. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 9 hrs ago #15
31 U.S. Code § 5114 struggle4progress 9 hrs ago #18
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer 4 hrs ago #21

niyad

(127,672 posts)
1. There is NO FUCKING WAY that I would EVER accept that garbage
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 06:45 PM
10 hrs ago

as a legitimate medium of exchange.

jls4561

(2,740 posts)
2. Plus the image is inaccurate.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 06:47 PM
10 hrs ago

No sanitary napkin covering the alleged blood from his ear.

misanthrope

(9,210 posts)
6. Our nation is meeting its 250th birthday on the verge of utter destruction
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 06:58 PM
10 hrs ago

At the current rate there will be nothing to celebrate in July 2026.

WarGamer

(17,974 posts)
14. That's not factually accurate... but what to expect from a rando link on bluesky.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:06 PM
9 hrs ago

The law refers to "currency and securities" which is legal parlance means paper money produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing while coins are categorized separately produced by the US mint.

I guess the blueskyer couldn't take 5 minutes to google it.

"Commemorative Coins", as this would be.. HAVE BEEN MINTED with the likeness of living people before. There is precedence.

The last time was in 1995 when Eunice Shriver was pictured on a commemorative coin for the Special Olympics World Games.

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,621 posts)
17. US Treasury Explores New Trump Coin, US Treasurer Says--Despite Legal Hurdles
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:16 PM
9 hrs ago

Once again, you are WRONG. trump evidently wants a real coin which would be currency

“US Treasury Explores New Trump Coin, US Treasurer Says—Despite Legal Hurdles”

Kirk Ogunrinde for @forbes.com

Zach Everson (@zacheverson.com) 2025-10-03T20:53:20.687Z

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kirkogunrinde/2025/10/03/us-treasury-explores-new-trump-coin-us-treasurer-says-despite-legal-hurdles

U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach shared drafts for a new $1 coin with imagery of President Donald Trump to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, despite it being illegal to put a living person on U.S. currency.

Key Facts
Beach shared images on X showing drafts for a potential $1 coin with images of President Donald Trump on both sides.

Beach, who supervises the U.S. Mint, said the coin was to “honor America’s 250th birthday,” referring to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The message showed the front and back of a coin with a profile of Trump’s head on both sides and the words “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT,” a reference to the words Trump yelled to the crowd after a 2024 assassination attempt, also on one of the sides.

Beach said more details about the coin would be announced after the government shutdown concludes.

According to federal law, only the portrait of deceased individuals may appear on United States currency and securities.

Earlier this year, Trump created a special task force to plan events surrounding the upcoming anniversary.




The U.S. Mint is a bureau of the Department of Treasury responsible for the creation of coins. Only the faces of five American presidents and two founding fathers are on bills in circulation. The Treasury Department says it considers "persons whose places in history the American people know well" as candidates whose images would feature on coins. In 2011, the Treasury suspended the production of $1 coins due to a surplus, but continued to make some for collection. Congress signed legislation in 2020 during President Trump’s first term authorising the Treasury Secretary to issue $1 dollar coins during the 2026 calendar year that would be “emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial.” President Donald Trump would be the first living president to have his image on currency if the proposed $1 coins are minted.

The current intent is for these to be real coins. There will be some fun litigation on this

WarGamer

(17,974 posts)
20. commemorative coins are real coins.
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 12:33 AM
4 hrs ago

Commemorative coins can be put into circulation... like State Quarters.

This is all online... all ya got to do is look it up instead of listening to randos on bluesky, x or facebook

usonian

(21,090 posts)
12. The memorial coin?
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 07:26 PM
10 hrs ago


Note:
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-coin-2674153247/
New Trump move to etch his face on $1 coin hits snag as critics note he’d have to be dead

Got this first from DU'er Chasstev365
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220695867

WarGamer

(17,974 posts)
13. Sure to become a collectors piece... because in 2029 the minting will be stopped.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:02 PM
9 hrs ago

At least I'd HOPE the next DEM POTUS would eliminate stupid crap like this.

RedWhiteBlueIsRacist

(1,196 posts)
15. LMAO. Fight, fight, fight my ass, that cowardly piece of shit couldn't get off that stage fast enough.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:13 PM
9 hrs ago

Someone could pop a paper sack near him right now, and he would dump a load!

struggle4progress

(124,753 posts)
18. 31 U.S. Code § 5114
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:22 PM
9 hrs ago

... (b)United States currency has the inscription “In God We Trust” in a place the Secretary decides is appropriate. Only the portrait of a deceased individual may appear on United States currency and securities. The name of the individual shall be inscribed below the portrait ...

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5114

We can discuss this after the OranguTan has demised

Response to struggle4progress (Reply #18)

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