Federal law prohibits putting any living people on U.S. coins.
“As America commemorates 250 years of independence, the US Mint will begin striking this new $1 gold coin to honor the enduring legacy of liberty and a lasting symbol of patriotism,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wrote Wednesday morning. “Featuring President Trump, it celebrates the strength of American values, and the promise of a nation dedicated to preserving freedom for all.”
This move is technically illegal, as 31 U.S. Code § 5112 proclaims that no coin shall “bear the image of a living former or current President,” until at least two years after their death. The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 also holds that living people cannot appear on the back of a coin. The Trump administration is trying to skirt those laws by arguing that the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act allows the president to create memorial coins to celebrate America’s 250th.
A Treasury Department spokesperson told Axios the coin is already being made and will be released this fall. This move is technically illegal, as 31 U.S. Code § 5112 proclaims that no coin shall “bear the image of a living former or current President,” until at least two years after their death. The Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 also holds that living people cannot appear on the back of a coin. The Trump administration is trying to skirt those laws by arguing that the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act allows the president to create memorial coins to celebrate America’s 250th.
A Treasury Department spokesperson told Axios the coin is already being made and will be released this fall.
Illegal.
Not that it matters in this unlawful shithole.
I would destroy every one of these I came across. It’s just a dollar. They’ll end up becoming a rarity. Like collecting Nazi paraphernalia.
Celebrating pedophiles by putting its face on everything. America is fucking gross.
Yeah because America wants this.
Very honest and nuanced read of the situation, very well done.
America voted for it.
It’s not like he was hiding his true self until after he was elected. It was all on the table. We even had him as president once already. And America voted for it again.
This is America.
Compared to a shithead cop who didn’t win a primary. Context matters, of course - especially with statements lacking nuance
It’s tradition to place a past hero on currency to honor them. This reeks of insecurity and desperation to be remembered as anything other than a pedo.
He’s so desperate.
Leaders are remembered for the good or bad they do. He objectively hasn’t done any good, so he’s just going to be remembered as a felon rapist pedophile. That’s his legacy and there’s nothing he can do to change that.
It’s not just tradition. It’s illegal.
(Edit: The legality, or lack thereof, is covered in the body text. I’m just saying. Tradition doesn’t enter into it here.)
If they delay releasing the coin until he’s been dead 2 years, we could see it released in July 2028 if we’re very lucky.
Now we know where to look when we want to piss on his face. Give new meaning to “golden shower”.
You know what? Fuck it. Just rename everything after him.
US Dollar = A Trumpie
USA? Not anymore fucker its the Trump Trump of Trumps.
Think you live in New York? Nope. We just renamed it New Trump.
Want to Visit Yellowstone? Dont you mean Trumpstone?
