• aramis87@fedia.io
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    21 hours ago

    It takes a lot of time to design a new, official US coin. I’m sure this is a “commemorative” “coin”, worth about the metal it’s printed on, being sold for excessive amounts to rubes. The only thing I’m uncertain about is whether the money goes to the shithead in the White House or some random grifter trying to cash in.

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      20 hours ago

      It is a private company ripping people off. The coin is cheap to make but they sell it for like $50 bucks.

      The white house is not involved

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        19 hours ago

        a private company ripping people off

        cheap to make but sold for far more

        So every product Trump has grifted so far, from shoes to NFTs

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          19 hours ago

          It is unaffiliated with Trump. These coins have been done long before Trump was ever president.

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              15 hours ago

              yes, official us mint coins have been

              The US Mint produces two things which should not be confused. They make actual legal US currency coins which hold monetary value based on the “full faith” of the United States as money. These frequently have artwork of past Presidents. The US Mint also produces collectable medals. The medals are not money.

              The trump thing you linked is a medal, not money. There is no US currency with trump on it. My understanding is that the only money with US Presidents on it is dead US Presidents. That would exclude trump.

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                  12 hours ago

                  When did I say they were us currency?

                  You said its a coin, which the only coins the US Mint produces are currency. This is a medal which isn’t a coin. A US Mint created coin is currency.

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                    11 hours ago

                    Ahh, my mistake, thanks for pointing that out. Appreciate the education, misunderstood what you meant previously

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      19 hours ago

      random grifter try to cash in

      shithead in the white house

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