Bessent unveils new currency to honor the American Caligula

[dalton99a]

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5969240-scott-bessent-donald-trump-america-250-gold-coin/

Bessent unveils $1 gold coin featuring Trump image
by Steff Danielle Thomas - 07/15/26 10:26 AM ET

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday morning unveiled a new $1 commemorative gold coin featuring President Trump’s likeness to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary.

The Commission of Fine Arts gave the U.S. Mint the green light to produce the currency in March. The original design depicted Trump with his fists on a desk and the word “Liberty” across the top on its face, while the back showed and an eagle prepared to take flight.

The coin shared by Bessent, however, shows a simple portrait of the president on one side and the insignia from the presidential seal on the other.

Trump, since returning to the Oval Office in January, has taken several steps to add his image or likeness to government-issued documents, federal buildings, battleships and more. The Treasury Department also announced earlier this year that it would print new currency with the president’s signature.

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[UpInArms]

1. 🤬💩

[LuckyCharms]

2. As a lifelong collector of coins and currency...

Bessent, and this coin, turns my stomach.

[NJCher]

3. Eagle attacks trump in his office

that's the one I want:

https://tinyurl.com/3dk7ynfw

[dalton99a]

5. He wasn't scared

[Prairie_Seagull]

8. Uncle Sam has TDS.

If ever given as change I will give it back. It's fugly.

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. Doo not want.

Will not buy, collect, or use.

[GreenWave]

6. JFM? Jobbery fucking maniac?

[newdeal2]

7. Not enough to buy a candy bar in Trump's economy

That’s his legacy.

His hair does look like a bad historical wig - that part is accurate.

[Maru Kitteh]

10. He hasn't had that much hair for over 50 years. Crazy bad rug

on that “coin.”

[Initech]

9. It's so fucking gross how they turned patriotism into a Trump ass kissing loyalty contest.

No, that is not how things work in this country. My loyalty is to the United States, and fuck Trump and his ass kissing goons!

[purr-rat beauty]

11. The Pedo-Penny

[lastlib]

12. I'll buy as many as I can.....

...and drill holes in his head before I spend them.

Then they'll have to go out of circulation.

[Stacey Grove]

13. I nominate

that it be called the "Schmeckle."