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Ms. Toad

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1. "Traditionally, commemorative coins are for the dead -- never the living, never for ego in real time."

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2025, 07:18 PM

8 hrs ago

It isn't just tradition - it is the law.

(D)Standards.—
Because it is important that the Nation’s coinage and currency bear dignified designs of which the citizens of the United States can be proud, the Secretary shall not select any frivolous or inappropriate design for any $1 coin minted under this subsection.
(E)Prohibition on certain representations.—
No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design of any coin issued under this subsection.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112

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"Traditionally, commemorative coins are for the dead -- never the living, never for ego in real time." Ms. Toad 8 hrs ago #1

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