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Of course a few of the early classic commemoratives featured then-current presidents or governors; and IIRC there are one or two other examples, but I forgot who they were specifically Yes, there were a few US Commemorative coins with living people on them. The Alabama Centennial Half Dollar (Thomas Kilby was governor at the time), the Arkansas-Robinson Half Dollar (Joseph T. Robinson was a sitting senator), the Lynchburg Sesquicentennial Half Dollar (Carter Glass was a sitting senator), and the Sesquicentennial of American Independence Half Dollar (Calvin Coolidge was the sitting president). |
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United States
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Perhaps you are thinking of the "presidential challenge coin". There were a bunch of articles about this in late December, particularly comparing it to past versions.  |
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United States
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It is possible, but no plans are in place for such a coin right now. It is possible that a bill extending the Presidential dollar series could be put forward at a later date. That being said, it is entirely possible in the near future that the United States Mint will strike a President Trump presidential medal, as they have done so with past presidents. Not a coin, but still an official Mint product. |
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That being said, it is entirely possible in the near future that the United States Mint will strike a President Trump presidential medal, as they have done so with past presidents. Not a coin, but still an official Mint product. I believe these typically come out as we approach the end of their term, so I would expect one on the 2020 mint schedule. |
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Nancy Reagan was only a few weeks short of appearing on coinage when she died; the way the act in question was written, she would still have appeared on the respective coin even if she had still been alive.
Nancy died before they were released, but she was still alive when they were struck. So you could say she was the sixth person to appear on a U. S. coin while still living. |
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Nancy died before they were released, but she was still alive when they were struck. So you could say she was the sixth person to appear on a U. S. coin while still living. She was certainly still alive when the final designs were revealed; I'm not sure where did you get the strike date from (I couldn't quickly find any sources for that online). |
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Obviously there would need to be some sort of groundswell of interest and support to produce such a coin. The man has only been in office for just over a year. My impression is that one's presidency would have to be over and a fair amount of time would need to pass before history can be a judge as to whether or not such an honor would be warranted.
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Nancy died before they were released, but she was still alive when they were struck. So you could say she was the sixth person to appear on a U. S. coin while still living. I would consider her to be. |
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United States
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They were also going to put Reagan on Mount Rushmore. We'll see.
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Not technically true; in fact a few did. It's just that most acts for new coins explicitly specify that no living people shall appear on them (and/or directly list the people appearing on the coins, who usually happen to be dead). Once again, I have to be careful not to make assumptions. |
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Really I think most american would get angry at the idea of putting a sitting president on a circulating coin, maybe if he was beloved by most of the us population. Hope I'm not getting to political.
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United States
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I picked up some of these Chinese things a few years ago. Just a curiosity, definitely not a supporter. At least there wasn't any taxpayer money involved.  Edited by Vector Ze
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United Kingdom
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It seems to me from this side of the pond that the American government would save themselves a lot of money if they got rid of their paper money for lower values and introduced one, two, and five dollar coins. Are there plans for this?
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United States
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Well, the Cent has finally been discontinued. That should have happened in 1982, instead of the switch to zinc Cents.
The Nickel will probably be next, and it is already long overdue.
The Dollar coins will never be circulating coinage as long as the $1 Note is still being printed. Kill the Bill and simultaneously introduce a US $2 coin.
But ending the Cent took decades after it was called for, so the other stuff will happen...eventually.
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