"President Donald Trump appears poised to put his image on both sides of a commemorative $1 coin issued by the United States Mint. On Oct. 3, the White House reshared an X post from U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach confirming reports that the Trump administration was seeking to put the president's image on the front and back of a dollar coin commemorating the nation's 250th anniversary. U.S. currency typically does not feature living people - or sitting presidents - but it's not unprecedented. "There have been times in the past where commemorative coins have been printed with the faces of living people," White House National Economic Council chair Kevin Hassett said on CNN's " State of the Union " Oct. 5. He's right: Several living people have been featured on U.S. coins in both the recent and distant past, including one sitting president."
"Beach's X post showed the coin's front, featuring Trump's side profile, and its flip side - an illustration of Trump pumping his fist after a 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. The phrase, "Fight Fight Fight" lines the coin's perimeter, referencing a Trump rallying cry repeated after the assassination attempt. Trump was not president at the time of the assassination attempt."
"At an Oct. 3 White House press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "I'm not sure if he's seen it, but I'm sure he'll love it.""
The White House reshared a post from U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach showing designs for a commemorative $1 coin marking the nation's 250th anniversary. One side displays Trump's side profile and the reverse depicts Trump pumping his fist after a 2024 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. The coin's perimeter includes the phrase "Fight Fight Fight," a rallying cry repeated after the assassination attempt. U.S. currency customarily avoids featuring living people or sitting presidents, but several living people have appeared on U.S. coins historically. Some recent coinage laws include explicit prohibitions against portraying living individuals on minted coins.
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