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The $1 Trump coin: legal tender, depending on what you mean by legal
Markets & MoneyThe Guardian04 Sept, 11:31 amAtlasHour
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The $1 Trump coin: legal tender, depending on what you mean by legal

Various laws and 250 years of tradition prevent the likeness of living people from appearing on currency. Donald Trump and Scott Bessent don’t want you to worry about that This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Today the president is once again combining both those interests, as the government releases a $1 coin bearing his image, an item of currency that scholars say should be illegal, but which is happening anyway. How many times have you heard that in the last 18 months?..

By AtlasHour DeskPublished 04 Sept, 11:31 am1 min read
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