George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Donald Trump - what do all these Presidents have in common? They will all have appeared on U.S. coins from the United States Mint. Now that will have some leftist heads exploding.
A federal arts commission on Thursday approved the final design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump’s image to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday on July 4.
The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president and were appointed by him earlier this year, was without objection. It clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.
Notice the gratuitous mention of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts having been appointed by President Trump earlier. Well, sure. As I remember somebody saying once, "Elections have consequences." Or, perhaps, we should say "To the victor go the spoils." Well, these spoils include a coin, a big, beautiful gold coin, whose design has finally been approved - although, it seems, not yet released to the public.
Now, here's the catch (there's always a catch) - you won't be getting these coins in change when you buy a bottle of pop at the gas station. These will be commemorative coins issued to celebrate America's 250th anniversary.
“As we approach our 250th birthday, we are thrilled to prepare coins that represent the enduring spirit of our country and democracy, and there is no profile more emblematic for the front of such coins than that of our serving President, Donald J. Trump,” U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach said in a statement.
The unprecedented move marks yet another example of Trump and his allies circumventing conventional past presidential practices — and even the law — to get what he wants. It’s the latest instance of Trump putting his name and likeness in the historical archive, following his renaming of the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue, and a new class of battleships, among other tributes.
More's the pity, actually; getting a couple of Trump coins in every handful of change would be a delightful way to drive the left to distraction.
While there's no image, we do know roughly what the coins will look like:
The front of the coin features an image of Trump in a suit and tie and with a stern look on his face. His fists rest on top of what is supposed to be a desk as he leans forward. Lettering on the top half of the coin spells “LIBERTY” in a slight arc. Directly underneath that are the dates 1776-2026. The words “IN GOD WE TRUST” are at the bottom, with seven stars on one side of the coin and six stars on the other side.
The reverse side depicts a bald eagle midflight with “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” on the right side and “E PLURIBUS UNUM” on the left side.
That description of President Trump's image makes it sound as though he will be showing that eagle's angry glare from his mug shot in Fulton County, Georgia, which he adopted again for his second inaugural photograph. That would set the left off even harder.
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So, to the United States Mint, I can only say this: Let's get these coins struck! I have a space on my wall where I want to hang one up in a frame, just inside our door, where every lefty Democrat visitor will see it.
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