2026-09-14 15:54 UTC
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@Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 2026-09-14 18:50
the existence of this coin is a violation of federal law. 31 U.S. Code 5114-b states only deceased people can be on US currency. This one is false. That applies to paper currency. The legislation passed in 2021 (Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020) that amended the laws on coinage prohibits depictions of living people on the reverse of coins. ‘(aa) STANDARDS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR CIRCULATING COLLECTIBLE COINS UNDER SUBSECTIONS (X), (Y), AND (Z).— ‘‘(1) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS.—No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design on the reverse of any coin under subsections (x), (y), and (z). This is why they changed the design from what it initially was. The obverse side was Trumps inauguration portrait, and the reverse side was originally the photo from his assassination attempt, with his fist raised. That was illegal, so they changed the reverse to the presidential seal. It’s also generally allowed to put living people on commemorative coins like this so long as they are not entering into circulation directly, which has happened 5 times previously. Coins that had depictions of living people on them were the 1921 Alabama Centennial Half Dollar which featured sitting Alabama Governor Thomas Kilby, the 1926 Sesquicentennial Half Dollar which featured sitting President Calvin Coolige, the 1936 Lynchburg Sesquicentennial half dollar which featured sitting US Senator Carter Glass (who himself proposed the legislation for the coin lol), the 1936 Arkansas–Robinson half dollar which featured sitting US Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson, and the 1995 Special Olympics World Games silver dollar which featured Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Now, there is a 2005 law for the Presidential gold dollar coin set that entered circulation that forbids a living president from being included on coins in that series, which is why they did this one as a semi quincentennial specific commemorative coin and did not put it into circulation. they used his mugshot image as the base for the portrait. Making this illegal coin doubly symbolic The actual base for the portrait was his official 2025 inaugural portrait, taken by Daniel Torok. en.wikipedia.org/…/Official_portraits_of_Donald_T… That portrait was inspired by his mugshot though. You have to pay at least 54% more than the face value to get them from the US Mint and you can’t buy them in quantities of less than 25. This is generally how commemorative coins from the Mint are. They’re collector items.
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@Wispy2891@lemmy.world 2026-09-14 20:17
only deceased people can be on US currency Well it’s never too late for that