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[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 58 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (9 children)

Before:

After, and only available for 2026:

In other news, the Treasury is drafting a new $1 coin with the fuck-knuckle on both sides

Drafted image (WIP)

[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago

Pretty wild how people's lives are still controlled by food chips in 2026.

Capitalism is hell.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 101 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

The latter is literally illegal, and has been since 1866. No portraits or likeness of a living person may be put on US currency, bonds, or securities. For very good reason.

[–] cannedtuna@lemmy.world 69 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When has the law ever stopped these shit stains?

[–] harmbugler@piefed.social 32 points 2 days ago

Haha do you guys remember laws

[–] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Honestly, making him eligible is entirely acceptable.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago

Like they tried to do in the image on the back of that “coin.” What a blown opportunity sigh

[–] madde@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago

Maybe the treasury knows something that we don't?

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Wow, they really want to emphasize the year 1776 for some unknown, totally not racist, sexist, ableist, eugenicist, fucked up reason...

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A laser cutter could etch "TRAITOR" across his face in bulk

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'd like to find something anti-Donvict to stamp on all my paper money so it circulates with that on there.

Any ideas?

How much does a laser cutter cost?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Never done metal, but it looks like what people like for it is called a "fiber laser"

They seem to go for about $1400 but have not shopped around or tried to pick up a used one

[–] notwhoyouthink@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 days ago

I fucking knew he’d try to put his face on currency, so glad it’s illegal however will that stop them?

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Besides being illegal, that is not a very wise thing to do. Given enough time, the majority of those coins in circulation are going to be defaced. Of course, you’d have to be looney to use a coin for a dollar in the first place, but what do I know, eh?

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago (2 children)

looney

(I get the feeling the joke was intentional)

[–] greyscale@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 days ago

But the best bit is the two dollar coin, the tooney.

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It definitely was haha, tucked the eh in at the end for an additional hint. I actually think they work quite nice.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I love a dollar coin. They last longer and are superior to paper. Love the Euro system. 1 and 2 euro coins, bills start at 5 euro

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

That was mostly a play on the Canadian dollar coin being called a looney, I actually think $1/$2 work well as coins.

So much easier to use in vending machines!

[–] Lawnman23@piefed.social 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I will happily throw these in the trash where they belong if I ever come across them.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

Upgrade from ass-pennies to ass-dollars, then sell them to Magats online.

[–] Furbag@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I'd gather them up and melt them down into ingots, then sell the ingot for scrap. It would probably become a net loss overall, but anything to rid the nation of that insufferable traitor's visage on our currency.