General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf Treasury chooses to ignore standing law and tradition and distributes a
Trump coin, we should refuse to accept it as valid legal tender.
If a bank teller or a cashier gives you the Trump Dollar Coin, then refuse to accept it and insist on the standard GW One Dollar Bill.
Bluestocking
(794 posts)bucolic_frolic
(55,818 posts)bronxiteforever
(11,212 posts)
hlthe2b
(114,683 posts)Never the $2 bill or any other short-duration minted coin or currency. While I hope to hell it doesn't happen, I think it will end up being ceremonial--about like those Franklin Mint pieces.
Newark65
(36 posts)It will be a Franklin Mint type coin, and Krasnov will get a cut of the sales.
TheBlackAdder
(29,981 posts)I'm sure there will be lots people with handheld home engravers doing the same thing.
A little 666 on the hair line?
eppur_se_muova
(42,518 posts)Javaman
(65,978 posts)traditionally, the presidents on coins have to be dead first before they can be put on coins.
there was an old saying when playing dungeons and dragons, "if you name your character "Conan", it will die quickly"
just sayin...
onenote
(46,228 posts)If such a coin is created the mint will sell it, like it does with other commemorative coins, for many times its nominal value. So if someone gives it to me as a dollar coin Ill take and resell it to some trumper on eBay for a tidy profit.
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