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I thought I had read about this somewhere, but now I can't find the info on it. If they are when does it come out?
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Ain't gonna happen. There are some bullion pieces issued by private mints, but not the US Mint.
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In the US, no living person may appear on the coinage. Those items intentionally resemble the halves to some degree, but among other things there is no denomination.
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04/11/2018 07:47 am
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I don't think there will be to many dollar coins made in the near future.
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In the US, no living person may appear on the coinage. 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). 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. Eunice Shriver was, in fact, still alive when she appeared on the Special Olympics commemorative in 1995. IIRC, there was another person who was in their 90s when they appeared on a coin (as part of a large scene), but I might be misremembering that particular story. 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. |
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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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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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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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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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Posted 04/11/2018 06:10 am
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