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28. LOL, did you read the material you posted? The proposed trump coin would not be allowed under the law you cited
Sat Oct 4, 2025, 08:01 PM
Oct 2025

Did you read the statute that you posted? The act you cited is clear that:

(Sec. 6) 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 specified coins. Treasury may develop and execute a marketing, advertising, promotional, and educational program to promote the collecting of all the coins and medals authorized by this bill.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1923

The proposed trump coin clearly violates this requirement.

As for Eunice Shriver, this coin was minted pursuant to a special act of congress that waived the restriction on living persons being on a coin. The original prohibition is still in effect even under the statute you cited but may not had read. The Eunice Shiver coin was minted solely based on a congressional waiver of the act. For trump to get his face on a coin, Congress will have to pass that waiver.

Again, here is more on this waiver

A waiver was required for the 1995 Special Olympics World Games commemorative silver dollar because it depicted a living person, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, which was against U.S. Mint policy at the time.
Commemorative coin program: The coin was created to commemorate the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, which took place in New Haven, Connecticut.

Design and waiver: The U.S. Mint's policy prohibits the depiction of a living person on coinage. For the Special Olympics coin, Eunice Kennedy Shriver's portrait was featured on the obverse as the founder of the organization.

Congressional intervention: The Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee rejected the idea of putting a living person on the coin. However, the Special Olympics organization lobbied for the coin, leading to a waiver being granted through a congressional act, the Special Olympics Commemorative Coin Act. This allowed the coin to proceed with Shriver's likeness.

Historical significance: The coin is notable in American numismatic history as the first U.S. coin to feature a living woman.

If trump really wants his face on this coin, then trump can get Congress to pass a waiver. Without such a waiver, trump's face cannot appear on a coin.

Do you want to guess the odds of Congress granting such a waiver?

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There is NO FUCKING WAY that I would EVER accept that garbage niyad Oct 2025 #1
Plus the image is inaccurate. jls4561 Oct 2025 #2
Isn't there some kind of law against defacing coins and currency. 2MuchNoise Oct 2025 #3
Straight to ebay Johonny Oct 2025 #4
Ugh! 😑😑😑 electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #5
Our nation is meeting its 250th birthday on the verge of utter destruction misanthrope Oct 2025 #6
And yet another day of WTF? MIButterfly Oct 2025 #7
pics Celerity Oct 2025 #8
Thanks for posting this...... a kennedy Oct 2025 #9
Why was this coin even made? I would refuse to take it. debm55 Oct 2025 #16
He called for violence MaineBlueBear Oct 2025 #27
That fist up just makes me sick. Because he is such a coward. Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #10
Yeah, but when both he and Josh Hawley raise their fists, it's very very badass. Right? JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2025 #34
This coin would be illegal LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #11
That's not factually accurate... but what to expect from a rando link on bluesky. WarGamer Oct 2025 #14
US Treasury Explores New Trump Coin, US Treasurer Says--Despite Legal Hurdles LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Oct 2025 #20
Do you tire of being WRONG? LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Oct 2025 #25
LOL, did you read the material you posted? The proposed trump coin would not be allowed under the law you cited LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Oct 2025 #29
LOL-Do you ever tire of being WRONG LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #30
Post removed Post removed Oct 2025 #31
LOL Thank you for the laughs LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #32
mhmmm WarGamer Oct 2025 #33
How many of these coins have you pre ordered? BannonsLiver Oct 2025 #35
I believe your take on this, LMPV Hekate Oct 2025 #26
The memorial coin? usonian Oct 2025 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Oct 2025 #13
Collected by bluestarone Oct 2025 #19
LMAO. Fight, fight, fight my ass, that cowardly piece of shit couldn't get off that stage fast enough. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Oct 2025 #15
31 U.S. Code § 5114 struggle4progress Oct 2025 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Oct 2025 #21
The dates on the proposed coin reflect the nation's lifespan. Efilroft Sul Oct 2025 #23
This version of the trump coin makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #24
Instead of a dollar coin, it should be a two-cent piece.... Jack Valentino Oct 2025 #36
MaddowBlog-Treasury eyes a commemorative dollar coin for Trump, with plans for a 2026 rollout LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2025 #37
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