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markbark

(1,635 posts) Tue Jun 2, 2026, 10:39 AM Yesterday

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snerk

Heard online:
If he wants his portrait on money so badly, let's bring back the penny.
It's orange, practically useless and costs more than it's worth. Perfect!

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*snerk* (Original Post) markbark Yesterday OP

It makes sense DiverDave Yesterday #1

Good one 👍👍 TommieMommy Yesterday #2

Nice malaise Yesterday #3

🏆 underpants Yesterday #4

Most appropriate! 3catwoman3 Yesterday #5

There's a simple reason that living Presidents don't get images on money MineralMan Yesterday #6

I think it's written into law that only dead presidents appear on currency. Sogo Yesterday #11

Not just dead presidents dflprincess Yesterday #13

If they are willing to make an exception for the $250 bill Old Crank Yesterday #15

Indeed, no "real" person, living or dead, appeared on U.S. coins until 1909... Wednesdays Yesterday #12

Yep canetoad 20 hrs ago #19

Ha! Floyd R. Turbo Yesterday #7

First, perhaps only chuckle of the day. Thank you. question everything Yesterday #8

Right on Target, mark bark NC popsdenver Yesterday #9

...and increasingly hard to get rid of. KNR NNadir Yesterday #10

Excellent Old Crank Yesterday #14

Hahaha Joinfortmill Yesterday #16

That's great! annielion Yesterday #17

LOVE this! calimary 21 hrs ago #18

DiverDave

(5,266 posts)

1. It makes sense

Reply to markbark (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 10:52 AM

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But. His mug on billions of pennies?
Pass...

TommieMommy

(3,137 posts)

2. Good one 👍👍

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Tue Jun 2, 2026, 10:59 AM

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malaise

(298,493 posts)

3. Nice

Reply to markbark (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:00 AM

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Rec

underpants

(197,407 posts)

4. 🏆

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Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:03 AM

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3catwoman3

(29,900 posts)

5. Most appropriate!

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Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:09 AM

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MineralMan

(151,750 posts)

6. There's a simple reason that living Presidents don't get images on money

Reply to markbark (Original post)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:13 AM

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In England and later Great Britain, every new monarch got his or her portrait on the coinage and currency of the realm. That started as soon as the coronation was over.

In the United States, everyone agreed that such a practice should never be put in place in our nation. Clearly it was precisely because we declared our independence from a monarchy that did exactly that. It was a measured and consensual agreement by the founders. No living Kngs' or Queens' heads on our money. Once their dead, maybe we can use Presidents' likenesses, if they were good presidents.

That was a good decision, and we should stick with it.

No Kings in the USA!

Sogo

(7,333 posts)

11. I think it's written into law that only dead presidents appear on currency.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:10 PM

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Hmmm....

dflprincess

(29,438 posts)

13. Not just dead presidents

Reply to Sogo (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:28 PM

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Whoever appears on U,S. currency is supposed to be deceased.

Old Crank

(7,364 posts)

15. If they are willing to make an exception for the $250 bill

Reply to Sogo (Reply #11)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 01:32 PM

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surely the GOP would go for the penny.....

Wednesdays

(23,268 posts)

12. Indeed, no "real" person, living or dead, appeared on U.S. coins until 1909...

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #6)

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 12:38 PM

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...when the Lincoln penny was introduced. Before 1909, the portraits were usually of "Lady Liberty" in some form. There was also the Indian Head penny from 1859-1909, using a portrait of a generic Native American.