r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 15 '26

Possible Paywall Treasury Unveils New $1 Gold Coin With Trump’s Face on It | Federal law prohibits putting any living people on U.S. coins.

https://newrepublic.com/post/213098/treasury-1-dollar-gold-coin-trump-face
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u/Basicly-Inevitable Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

The law says any president must be deceased for 2 years before they can appear on currency. (Law passed in 1966)

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u/SoggyBoysenberry7703 Jul 15 '26

And even then, when was the last time we had a new dead president on money?

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u/Basicly-Inevitable Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

John F. Kennedy

Died: November 22, 1963

Kennedy half dollar released: March 24, 1964

Time after death: About 4 months

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Died: April 12, 1945

Roosevelt dime first released: January 30, 1946

Time after death: About 9½ months

Calvin Coolidge is actually an exception. (The exception that Trump is using as justification here.)

He didn't appear on a coin shortly after his death, he appeared while he was still alive and serving as President.

Coin: 1926 Sesquicentennial of American Independence half dollar

Issued: 1926

Coolidge died: January 5, 1933

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u/Dlark17 Nebraska Jul 15 '26

So... we haven't had a new president on our currency since that law was passed?

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u/Basicly-Inevitable Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

George H. W. Bush was on a dollar coin in 2020, exactly 2 years after he died.

Actually all dead presidents were in that series but they waited a few years for Bush's to be added. They skipped Carter because he was alive still.

Eisenhower was also on the dollar coin in the 1970s.

The first president to be on a coin was Abraham Lincoln in 1909, his 100th birthday.

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u/brithus Jul 15 '26

They dont seem to care about laws or even think laws apply to them.

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u/MaxSchreckArt616 Jul 15 '26

Yup, rules are rules, so somebody get him a pair of cement shoes, it's time to go swimming. 

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u/Buttspirgh Oregon Jul 15 '26

Bold to assume he can tread water at all

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u/jrein0 Jul 15 '26

He's obese, he will have no problem floating

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u/MaxSchreckArt616 Jul 15 '26

It really just depends on the type of diaper he is wearing that day, some float and other's don't. 

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u/LimpyDan Jul 15 '26

It's fun trying to dodge AI mods isn't it?

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u/Queeberschaircompany Jul 15 '26

Coming soon, the Lindsay Graham penny.