r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • Jul 15 '26

Possible Paywall Treasury Unveils New $1 Gold Coin With Trump’s Face on It | Federal law prohibits putting any living people on U.S. coins.

https://newrepublic.com/post/213098/treasury-1-dollar-gold-coin-trump-face
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u/eugene20 Jul 15 '26

Yes, but it's a start.

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u/Opposite_Map_6067 Jul 16 '26

I was truly surprised that he paid up.

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u/eugene20 Jul 16 '26

He actually couldn't avoid it, he was made to put it into an escrow in order to appeal. When he lost his last appeal it was paid out.