A Living Person May Not Appear on U.S. Currency
Ever heard U.S. currency called “dead presidents?” To avoid the
appearance of a monarchy, it was long-standing tradition to only feature
portraits of deceased individuals on currency and coin. That tradition
became law with an 1866 Act of Congress.
The 1866 "Dead Presidents" law, more formally known as the Thayer
Amendment, was an act of Congress passed in 1866 that prohibited living
persons' portraits from appearing on U.S. currency to prevent perceived
abuses and the appearance of a monarchy. The law originated after a
scandal in which a Treasury official, Spencer Clark, put his own
portrait on a fractional currency note during the Civil War, sparking
outrage and leading to the amendment that established the tradition of
using only portraits of deceased individuals on U.S. currency.
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On 10/3/2025 8:06 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
I have some JFK half dollars, Eisenhower dollars, Washington quarters,
Roosevelt dimes, Jefferson nickels and Lincoln pennies, but they were all dead
when the coins were issued.
Apparently there is going to be a Trump dollar coin.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-coin-design-draft-rcna235467
I can only think of one explanation. DJT was raptured on Sept. 23. The one we
see on TV must be AI generated. The real one has gone to the ballroom in the
sky.
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Crap, did i miss it again?
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On Oct 3, 2025, at 2:08 PM, Bill Prince<[email protected]> wrote:
I have not seen any of that, but I was curious who from this group was not
coming back after September 23.
I guess we are all cursed.
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On 10/3/2025 11:55 AM, Jan-GAMs wrote:
Just wondering if you've noticed any customers "missing" or complaints about having given
"all" away in expectations of the missed "raptures" ? Being that several proclamations
were made in the past two weeks.
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