*snerk*

[markbark]

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!

[DiverDave]

1. It makes sense

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

[TommieMommy]

2. Good one 👍👍

[malaise]

3. Nice

Rec

[underpants]

4. 🏆

[3catwoman3]

5. Most appropriate!

[MineralMan]

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

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]

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

Hmmm....

[dflprincess]

13. Not just dead presidents

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

[Old Crank]

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

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

[Wednesdays]

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

...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.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

7. Ha!

[question everything]

8. First, perhaps only chuckle of the day. Thank you.

[popsdenver]

9. Right on Target, mark bark NC

[NNadir]

10. ...and increasingly hard to get rid of. KNR

[Old Crank]

14. Excellent

[Joinfortmill]

16. Hahaha

[annielion]

17. That's great!