“To avoid the appearance of a monarchy”
Well, there you go. Actually, I can’t see him putting his likeness on a coin that isn’t gold. (or crypto) Put it next to a Saint-Gaudens double eagle and it looks tacky. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gaudens_double_eagle Actually that’s not fair, all coins look tacky next to that one. I looked in my dresser drawer and I have some 1943-1945 silver half dollars with the “walking liberty” design. Personally, I miss the buffalo aka Indian head nickels. Maybe the Trump coin will take 14 years to be issued, like the Harriet Tubman $20 bill. I also see there’s a bill in Congress to mint a Charlie Kirk silver dollar. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5580 From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bill Prince Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2025 1:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] The great giveaway 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. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> 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. -----Original Message----- From: AF <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chuck Sent: Friday, October 3, 2025 6:47 PM To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] The great giveaway Crap, did i miss it again? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 3, 2025, at 2:08 PM, Bill Prince <mailto:[email protected]> <[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. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> 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. -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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