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CHARLIE KIRK COMMEMORATIVE COIN PROPOSEDAaron Oppenheim passed along an article about a proposed commemorative coin honoring Charlie Kirk. Thanks. I added an image from another article which pictures a mock-up. -Editor 
A pair of House Republicans are pushing to have Charlie Kirk memorialized on U.S. currency in the wake of his assassination earlier this month. Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, and Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Ariz., plan to introduce a bill later this week directing the U.S. Treasury to mint 400,000 silver dollar coins with Kirk's likeness, the pair first told Fox News Digital. It's the latest proposal in a litany of bills and resolutions introduced by Republican lawmakers to honor the conservative activist after he was shot and killed during a college campus speaking event in Utah earlier this month. The coins, which would be considered legal tender, would have Kirk's image on one side and feature the words "well done, good and faithful servant" on the other. They would also be inscribed with Kirk's full name, "Charles James Kirk," the year 2026 as well as the U.S.'s full name and motto. The coins' final design would be selected by the Treasury Secretary in consultation with the sitting president, in this case, President Donald Trump. Pfluger said that passage of their legislation would make Kirk, at age 31, the youngest-ever American to be placed on U.S. currency at the time of the coins' minting, which the Texas Republican called "a fitting honor that cements his extraordinary legacy alongside presidents and founding fathers who shaped our republic." The Fox News article notes that "A law passed by Congress in 1866 bars the image of a living person from being used on U.S. currency." But about being "the youngest-ever American to be placed on U.S. currency...", John Kraljevich had this to say on Facebook: -Editor
"Youngest ever American? The 1937 Roanoke commemorative half depicts the American born Virginia Dare as an infant. The 2009 Formative Years Lincoln cent depicts Abe Lincoln as an adolescent. The Sacagawea dollar depicts TWO Americans under the age of 31. What are they talking about? "Signed, your friend who does this stuff for a living." Here are some of the Facebook comments. See the rest online at the link below. -Editor Rob Oberth writes: "Maybe it's the "at the time of the coins minting" qualifier." Dennis Tucker writes: "The coins' final design would be selected by the Treasury Secretary in consultation with the sitting president" — This would be a first, if the legislation specifically requires a Treasury Secretary to consult with the sitting president for a coin-design decision. Greg Cohen writes: "There's also a baby in the lap of the woman riding in the wagon on the Oregon trail half"
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