The interesting thing about this is that coinage design is authorized by law Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code. As far as coins authorized for 2026 to commemorate the semiquincentennial the law states:
‘‘(C) DOLLARS.—The Secretary may, in addition to the coins produced under subsections (r) and (w), mint for issuance during the one-year period beginning January 1, 2026, $1 dollar coins with designs emblematic of the United States semiquincentennial.
It's a stretch to think President Trump's image (on both sides!!!) is emblematic of the semiquincentennial. At least with the other living president whose image was on a coin it was behind the image of George Washington. I suspect it will be created and released not as a coin but as a medal.
That's what boot-lickers do — violate the spirit of the law to feed the leader's sense of self-grandeur. I agree this is most likely to fail, but it's telling of the nature of the regime that the current US Treasurer —a 2020 election denier— plays along. It's already too much that his signature will be on the new banknotes.
There is so much fantasy Trump Rubbish on the market now. Even my trade me is littered with Trump coins and some are like real Half dollars where Trump is in place of Kennedy, his head looks Brutish wider and longer than high (He is a repulsive looking person and I am no oil painting myself). I also thought it was illegal to show living Presidents on currency as well.
Most are muck metal fantasies and not worth anything.
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The Presidential Coin Act requires a two year waiting period after death so it won't be before 2027. It will also take a rider to the bill by congress to authorize it.
If Franklin Mint were still what they were, there would be loads of Trump stuff in good sterling. I have three or four period Nixon medals from them, as well as Carter and Ford. Don't forget Gerald Ford. There is a president who will never be on a coin.
Jamais l'or n'a perdu la plus petite occasion de se montrer stupide. -Balzac
They did those up to Nixon and Reagan initially and then added Ford and Bush Senior after they karked it. There will be a Carter coin in 2027 likely as well, as he karked it this year.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
If Franklin Mint were still what they were, there would be loads of Trump stuff in good sterling. I have three or four period Nixon medals from them, as well as Carter and Ford. Don't forget Gerald Ford. There is a president who will never be on a coin.
I would have never thought that I would end up missing the Franklin Mint. They atleast had proper artists design their coins, and their coins were actually well made! These days the amount of low quality poor taste meaningless garbage made for collectors is just overwhelming!
I'm not an American, so my opinion about president Trump doesn't matter - we will deal with him as we have dealt with every other great power leader. I actually kind of like the reverse design, but the obverse is way too similar to the Kennedy half!
There is so much fantasy Trump Rubbish on the market now. Even my trade me is littered with Trump coins and some are like real Half dollars where Trump is in place of Kennedy, his head looks Brutish wider and longer than high (He is a repulsive looking person and I am no oil painting myself). I also thought it was illegal to show living Presidents on currency as well.
Most are muck metal fantasies and not worth anything.
Bold of you to assume that this regime administration gives two hoots about the law.
As if American coins weren't horrible enough already.
If Franklin Mint were still what they were, there would be loads of Trump stuff in good sterling. I have three or four period Nixon medals from them, as well as Carter and Ford. Don't forget Gerald Ford. There is a president who will never be on a coin.
I would have never thought that I would end up missing the Franklin Mint. They atleast had proper artists design their coins, and their coins were actually well made! These days the amount of low quality poor taste meaningless garbage made for collectors is just overwhelming!
I'm not an American, so my opinion about president Trump doesn't matter - we will deal with him as we have dealt with every other great power leader. I actually kind of like the reverse design, but the obverse is way too similar to the Kennedy half!
Kudos to them for (sort of) making him look as hideous as he does in real life on the obverse.
I don't know how the legal system works in the USA, but maybe some federal judges or political authorities (to use a very vague phrase) should already warn of impending legal consequences for the enablers if the project is carried through. Trump may pardon by anticipation the lackeys at the top of the chain of command (at the Treasury and at the Mint), but he won't give a flying you-know-what about anyone below them — though now that I think about it he pardoned some of the January 6 low-life scumbags… Still, there are possible ways to discourage this attack on republicanism (the political concept, not the cult).
“If this happens, this coin would be a symbol of Trump's dominance over all branches of government and also a major choking hazard for Eric” (Kimmel).
If it comes out, it'll be the most defaced coin in history. Provided it circulates. $1 coins don't typically enter circulation.
That said, it's definitely going to get made. There's no way this regime is going to display its hatred of everyone without minting coins of their melted Cheeto.
They should consider having Trump's face on the $1 banknote; at least then it can be both useful and bring joy to The People after the United States Dollar defaults and becomes worthless.
Karked? He died last year but you're correct 2027 is the earliest for his coin as I posted aboved.
Karked = NZ/Australian slang to mean some one has died, usually someone not held in high esteem.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
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They may not have to break laws either - the same thing was done in 1926 when the sesqui centennial half dollar showed Calvin Coolidge and George Washington. Coolidge was very much alive in 1926 and the sitting president then.
Living non Presidential people have appeared on coins too, such as a Senator called Carter Glass and both the Morgan and Peace dollars were designs of Liberty looking like living people, namely the wives of the designers.
I love coins. Especially silver, gold and anything really old.
Member of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand and the Auckland Numismatic Society
I suppose it would be perfectly legitimate for trump to be portrayed alongside Washington as per US tradition then. I would assume that would be even better optics as trump can look Like he’s Washington’s equal and inheritor of that legacy
I don't think anyone has pointed out so far that Trump's name is not on the coin. In addition, the event alluded to on the reverse happened while he was a private citizen. I suspect this is part of the strategy to violate the spirit of the law about showing any living past president on a coin.
And based on the examples provided by rsirian1 and others in this thread, the boot-lickers can argue that there are precedents, i.e. that living persons have actually been depicted on US coins.
I suppose he will have his coins made secretly outside the US so that he can slap a 50% import duty on them. 😊
How does that work exactly? The US government orders coins from a foreign mint for a price. The US government then imports them for the price and then gives the US government 50% of the price they paid.
If he only has them as a limited edition collectors item he could pay for them out of his pocket
Not really. The law authorizing the semiquincentennial $1 coins requires they be manufactured in the United States and be the same composition as the current $1 coins (non-precious).
