MAGA official tells people to spend new $1 Trump coin at liberal coffee shops to own the libs

[u/Aggravating_Money992]

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[u/Basicly-Inevitable]

Aren't they selling these for like $6 each?

[u/tekani11 → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

shhhh. Don't tell them. That means they are actually spending 6$ per 1$ they pay. That's Trumpflation on top of trumpflation.

[u/ImmaNotHere → u/tekani11]

The liberul coffee shop? Like the ones that sell coffee for $7/cup? So if you use the Trump $1 coin, its actual cost to them would be $42. Go for it MAGAts!

[u/PabloPicasshooole → u/ImmaNotHere]

That would make some people's heads explode. "You mean you're really that fucking stupid?" BLAM!

[u/AdFun-2112 → u/PabloPicasshooole]

BLAM with a B

[u/Basicly-Inevitable → u/AdFun-2112]

BLAM with a B with a B

[u/tekani11 → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

Some don't think there's a B, but there is. Lam!

[u/TheUpperHand → u/ImmaNotHere]

Man, maybe they’re onto something with that whole “if you stop buying coffee everyday you can afford a house” line. That’s almost $1500 a month.

[u/InAnOffhandWay → u/ImmaNotHere]

Guaranteed they will insist the coin is worth whatever stupid amount they paid for them, not the $1 fake value.

[u/bigmike2k3 → u/ImmaNotHere]

Then the coffee shop could turn around and flip back to the (same) MAGAts for $3.50/coin… rinse, repeat, profit…

[u/donnerpartytaconight → u/ImmaNotHere]

And then they can sell them online for $7 to be spent as $1 again netting more profit. Sounds like a really great time to be a coffee shop.

[u/GreatGojira → u/tekani11]

You think MAGA can do math?

[u/Proper-Exercise-2364 → u/tekani11]

No, that's just good business! It's how you run a casino into the ground math!

[u/-Debugging-Duck- → u/tekani11]

MAGA would be mad at you if they could do math.

[u/Basicly-Inevitable → u/tekani11]

They sound smart.

[u/WhatIsTheWhar → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

Even owning the libs is getting hit by inflation

[u/xixtoo → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

The mint is selling them for $6 but the face value is $1? That's awesome.

Now I want to start a coffee shop that only accepts Trump coins

[u/sPLIFFtOOTH → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

Can you really put a price on “owning the libs”? /s

[u/SexyFlyWhiteGuy → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

Little Johnny learns what a Ponzi scheme is

[u/Specialist-Clock-914 → u/SexyFlyWhiteGuy]

Nah this is just a straight up con.

[u/JagmeetSingh2 → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

yep Maga cultists getting scammed by the administration again

[u/legomaximumfigure → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

Fools and their narcissistic buffoon money are soon parted.

[u/dsj79 → u/Basicly-Inevitable]

To own the libs I guess. They even said they don’t mind high fuel costs 🤷🏼‍♂️

[u/Muted-Objectivee]

This is what MAGA politics has become. A $1 coin to trigger baristas instead of helping actual Americans.

[u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq → u/Muted-Objectivee]

A $2.50 coin that is worth $1... so buying a $12 latte to trigger baristas instead of helping actual Americans.

[u/Solonohioperson → u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq]

It helps the liberal coffee shop! Look at them supporting small businesses!

[u/ferret_fan → u/Solonohioperson]

Right? As long as it's real money, go right ahead and spend it at small businesses

[u/JnnyRuthless → u/ferret_fan]

Seriously not sure how they're owning the libs by spending money at perceived liberal coffee shops, but they can go right ahead.

After Charlie Kirk there were all those videos of people saying their name is Charlie Kirk, then getting offended when the baristas weren't offended. So then they'd make a scene about it because they didn't say the name the right way or whatever. These babies are always looking for a tantrum to throw.

[u/mister_buddha → u/JnnyRuthless]

"Soy latte for Chorley Cuck is up!" - Me, if I had to deal with that

[u/JnnyRuthless → u/mister_buddha]

They day Kirk finally leaned left we had to have a work announcement that we were not allowed to discuss it. The conservatives at our work were insanely upset that the rest of us didn't give a shit about him. They were in tears and screaming about how we should be sad and we were like 'yeah, no.'

[u/mister_buddha → u/JnnyRuthless]

Most of the people in my office didn't even know who he was until he died. They're mostly women in their late 50s to early 60s so that isn't too surprising.

[u/JnnyRuthless → u/mister_buddha]

Haha in my office it was the women in their 50s and 60s who were the most upset.

[u/mister_buddha → u/JnnyRuthless]

Most of the people in my office lean left, just like ol' Chuck the Cuck did in his last moments.

[u/mom0nga → u/ferret_fan]

It's not even real money, though, so you can't spend it on anything. The only spending happens when morons buy them. They're no more legal tender than a Chuck E. Cheese token.

[u/RememberJefferies → u/mom0nga]

Never equate Charles Entertainment Cheese with the riff raff of grifters in this administration.

[u/krtyalor865 → u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq]

Becoming a liberal to own the libs. The ultimate self-own for MAGA.

[u/MrPolli → u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq]

Wait what. People have to pay $2.50 to get these and they’re worth $1?

[u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq → u/MrPolli]

Well, technically they're $5 if you buy a single coin from the vending machines in D.C. But you can buy a pack of 25 for $61, so $2.44 technically. They also sell a bag of 100 which I'm sure are cheaper per coin, but still more than the $1 they're worth.

[u/BluesFan43 → u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq]

Still not legal tender.

[u/seaworthy-sieve → u/MrPolli]

It is normal for a central bank to charge higher than face value for limited editions and special runs of real currency. But usually people are only getting them to collect, not to use.

[u/MrPolli → u/seaworthy-sieve]

Aaah they’re collector coins. That makes sense.

It’s the first I hear of them and just assumed put them into circulation because…. gestures openly

That makes at least some sense.

[u/PopGoesTehWoozle → u/MrPolli]

Then they will blame Hunter Biden's hog when the repo man comes for their $120k 15ft high Ford F650 Exterminator with the $20k Annihilator off-road package

[u/username101 → u/PopGoesTehWoozle]

The damage Hunter Bidens hog has done to America runs deep. Really, really deep.

[u/Independent_Oil_5951 → u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq]

Right then they have to buy more trump dollars keeping the self sustaining ecosystem for trump going

[u/TheFlyingCompass → u/Independent_Oil_5951]

The money keeps moving, in a circle.

[u/Ok-Fennel-4463 → u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq]

But we saved so much eliminating the penny!

[u/Orange_Kid → u/Muted-Objectivee]

Also pretty questionable how much "triggering" will occur. I'm guessing 99% of baristas either won't care and just want the customer out of their way, or will just be legitimately confused because they haven't heard of the coin.

Now let's see how well a MAGA chode takes it when their coin gets rejected and they run to a cop or something and find out how little anybody cares.

[u/notanaardvark → u/Orange_Kid]

There is a 100% chance someone will smugly hand this coin to a barista who won't know what it is, and who will reject it because they don't think it's real currency, and then the person who tried to pay with it will make some self righteous post on social media about how the libs are so deranged that they illegally reject money just because it has Trump's face on it, Republicans are so persecuted, etc.

[u/donnerpartytaconight → u/notanaardvark]

American companies have no obligation to accept coins unless used as legal tender for debt (after the transaction is approved).

This was a whole thing about people trying to maliciously pay for food at restaurants with sacks of pennies and being told to fuck off like 20 years ago when the internets was a baby.

I don't think much has changed since then.

[u/jglenn9k → u/donnerpartytaconight]

For debt being the key word. Selling goods and services is not debt.

https://www.federalreserve.gov/faqs/currency_12772.htm

[u/Rus-T_Shackleford → u/donnerpartytaconight]

What is that username sir?? 😅😅

[u/deesta → u/notanaardvark]

will make some self righteous post on social media about how the libs are so deranged that they illegally reject money just because it has Trump's face on it, Republicans are so persecuted

Their perpetual victim complex is fucking exhausting.

[u/Independent-Reader → u/notanaardvark]

Republicans are such snowflakes.

[u/JnnyRuthless → u/Independent-Reader]

Bro I told one that conservatives are massive babies who throw tantrums over everything. He then threw a tantrum about how dare I call them babies. Fuck even when my kids were infants they had mor emotional maturity and self-regulation than your bog standard conservative. So sick of these people.

[u/altogethernow → u/notanaardvark]

Christ, you're right. This will absolutely happen. In fact, it's probably already happened in the time it took to write this comment.

[u/kung-fu_hippy → u/Muted-Objectivee]

Worse than that. It’s a $1 coin that costs something like $61 bucks to purchase a 25 coin roll (or $2.41/coin).

A medium latte at Starbucks costs something like $4 so this would be MAGA spending $10 on a $4 cup of coffee to trigger baristas.

I think I’d be more confused than triggered.

[u/bigdirkmalone → u/kung-fu_hippy]

Imagine a huge corporation like Starbucks being considered "liberal"

[u/kung-fu_hippy → u/bigdirkmalone]

My point wasn’t that Starbucks was liberal, although I guess it could be taken that way. I was just trying to find out what a latte would cost on average and figured Starbucks would be a good indicator of that.

[u/bigdirkmalone → u/kung-fu_hippy]

Yeah I get it. But I bet conservatives think of Starbucks as liberal which is funny to me. Sorry I didn't mean anything negative towards you

[u/perenniallandscapist → u/kung-fu_hippy]

You put some thought into it. They won't

[u/water_tee → u/Muted-Objectivee]

Also apparently patronizing liberal businesses is owning them.

[u/marimba_shitdrums → u/water_tee]

Liberal coffee shops love this one weird trick.

[u/ReactsWithWords → u/water_tee]

Just like how they bought cases of Bud Lite just to film themselves pouring it down a toilet.

[u/Normal_Feedback_2918 → u/ReactsWithWords]

"Oh no.... Don't buy 4 12 packs of Bud Lite to shoot in you backyard... We'll never recover... And definitely don't do it twice."

-Budweiser Executive

[u/MC_Fap_Commander → u/Muted-Objectivee]

I swear to God this started with that fake, dumbass Starbucks "Trump's name on cup" meme in 2016:

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-38031629

There's been zero evolution in their message/tactics and I would hope people are bored by it, at this point.

[u/Awingbestwing → u/MC_Fap_Commander]

Goes back even further, when I was a barista in the late 2000s it was common for dudes who were open carrying to pay with $2 bills and lecture me about the 2nd Amendment

[u/HelleEpoque → u/Awingbestwing]

When I was a barista in the aughts we used to fight over buying the $2 bills at cash out. A customer once slapped down a $5 and a $2 and smugly announced we had to take it. He started to get loud when the barista on register took only the $5, so she grabbed the $2 and handed the customer his change of over three dollars in coins--no quarters.

[u/kyew → u/Awingbestwing]

Aw man, I like to tip with $2s just because they're whimsical.

[u/Awingbestwing → u/kyew]

The fun thing was I asked specifically if I could have them as tip out, I agree I love $2 bills what a useless bill but so fun!

[u/kyew → u/Awingbestwing]

LPT put them in children's birthday cards. They flip out like it's a magic trick XD

[u/Dense_Pasttime_3114 → u/Muted-Objectivee]

There was never a time when MAGA didn’t entirely comprise of shit

[u/ReactsWithWords → u/Dense_Pasttime_3114]

This includes before Trump ever announced his candidacy. These people didn't just spring up out of the ground one day.

A good reminder that Trump is the symptom, not the cause.

[u/FauxReal → u/Muted-Objectivee]

Great idea, own the libs by giving them as much money as possible.

[u/theguy1336 → u/Muted-Objectivee]

TBF they're helping liberal baristas if they're doing this lol

[u/WheelsMahoney → u/theguy1336]

My first thought as well....like even if its not rejected outright its currency to a small coffee shop?

[u/wwaxwork]

Why are Republicans so excited by "triggering" baristas who really don't give a shit and who will forget you the second they serve the next customer?

[u/One-Earth9294 → u/wwaxwork]

I mean you just explained their entire political movement. Making other people mad is their raison d'etre.

[u/Catshit-Dogfart → u/One-Earth9294]

That was never more evident than when they had a subreddit here.

Back in 2015/2016 they'd use their bots to shit up the entire front page of reddit, when you open the site it'd be full maga trolling up and down. So reddit changed the rules, no one sub can be on the front page twice, and they lost their minds to the point of creating an entire reddit fork called Voat.

It became clear then - the point was never to be a legitimate political movement, the point was to troll. When deprived of the ability to troll they get pissy.

[u/Electric_Antimony → u/Catshit-Dogfart]

Another dead giveaway is when they complain about reddit being so "far left" and that this site is so terrible, biased, and censorship happy that poor little conservatives can't achieve being prom king of reddit. Ask them why they're even hear instead of conservative social media.

They haven't been programmed with a response to that question yet, so they have to try and figure out whether to act like normal humans and answer the question or to double down on magatardism and pivot to trolling or making up some fake excuse.

[u/BimboDeeznuts → u/Catshit-Dogfart]

It’s also why they piss and moan about Bluesky so much - there’s a function where you can follow a block list someone else makes and updates that will completely eliminate these shits off the feed.

One obnoxious comment is usually all it takes to be added to the troll list, and after that they’re just screaming into a void.

[u/atrich → u/Catshit-Dogfart]

Did their reddit fork see any success? If what they want is to piss off their perceived enemies, how does a site that doesn't contain those people satisfy that urge?

[u/Catshit-Dogfart → u/atrich]

Oh goodness no. I went there once and it was a sad empty version of reddit.

On its face the thing was supposed to be "free speech absolutism" but the only users were trolls with nobody to troll. I'm not sure it even lasted a year. It was pathetic.

[u/ClashM → u/One-Earth9294]

That's true, but why on earth would you want to antagonize the person preparing something you plan to ingest?

[u/Jeffe508 → u/ClashM]

As a former Barista, this is how you get your drink decaffeinated. Don’t get mad just hit decaf.

[u/GibbyG1100 → u/Jeffe508]

You're getting DECAFFFF!!! 

[u/One-Earth9294 → u/ClashM]

Trained sociopathy. They're don't really see other people as equals to themselves if they're in the out-group. Years and years of repeatedly mocking a single picture of a screaming woman with glasses has a real strong effect on impressionable people.

I bet you know exactly what picture I'm talking about, too.

[u/MixtureSpecial8951 → u/One-Earth9294]

You get that socialist French speak outta here!
/s

[u/One-Earth9294 → u/MixtureSpecial8951]

Say it right, Frenchie. It's chowdah... CHOW-dah!

[u/FizzyBeverage → u/wwaxwork]

Implying their backwoods, dying, rust belt town would have a liberal running a coffee shop in it is also a real stretch.

[u/CaballoenPelo → u/wwaxwork]

Supporting Democrat aligned businesses, I feel so owned

[u/anchorftw]

"Own the libs" by giving money to their business? This guy's a moron.

[u/Cocheeeze → u/anchorftw]

Man. I’d be soooooo “owned” if someone gave me a dollar. I’d be even more “owned” of they gave me a thousand of them. I’d be EVEN MORE “owned” if they gave me a million of them.

If any MAGA are reading this, please do NOT give me a million dollars, I’d cry so many liberal tears.

[u/Wild_Nectarine8197 → u/anchorftw]

Yup, just such a silly plan. Buy the silly coins at more then a dollar each, then not only spend them, but go peruse a liberal business you normally wouldn't go to, and give them your expensive coins. Said store can then deposit those coins just like any normal cash.

[u/gord_m]

Yes, spend your money at liberal businesses to "own the libs".

[u/TarkusLV → u/gord_m]

Supporting their businesses and putting money in their pockets will sure show them!

[u/Grundlestorm → u/gord_m]

It's like buying cases of Bud Light to shoot it in protest!  Just good, plain 'ol common sense!

[u/ErBoProxy]

Yes. MAGAs should spend their special dollar coins that actually cost more than a dollar, then just buy more of those coins afterwards after they spent it.

All in the name of maintaining illusion of "owning the libs" (retail workers who couldn't possibly give a shit about that) and bring that sweet sweet profit margin in the pockets of the grifters.

Super Intelligence~!

[u/marlonbrando_1999 → u/ErBoProxy]

Not only that, but they should spend them at liberal owned business. You know, own the libs by compensating them for goods and services

[u/ministryofchampagne → u/ErBoProxy]

Spend your $1.60 dollars coins at liberal businesses. They hate when people spend money in their establishment.

Everyone knows they make dems promise to hate money when they sign their voter registration card.

/s

[u/Cdub7791]

Giving liberals money to own the libs?

Pour one out for The Onion. They simply cannot outdo reality in absurdity anymore.

[u/wwhsd → u/Cdub7791]

It’s dumber than that, they spent more than a dollar to buy each of these coins.

So if they spent $1.50 for each coin they are paying $7.50 to buy a $5 coffee.

And from what I’m seeing online, you are only getting them as cheap as $1.50 each if you are buying them 100 coins at a time. It’s like $2.40 to buy them 25 at a time.

[u/TJM18]

So they’re going to spend $61…..to buy $25 worth of trump coins……and then give that money to coffee shops……to own the libs…..?

These are the people running the economy

[u/jrworthy]

Why would I pay money for a coin that is actually worth less than its actual value.

[u/Repulsive-Heron7023 → u/jrworthy]

Every coin you purchase you will own 0.038% of a lib.

[u/morbihann → u/jrworthy]

There are plenty of commemorative coins that are sold for more than their nominal value.

That said, I would not buy a coin with that turd on it.

[u/runswiftrun → u/morbihann]

Almost by definition, commemorative would mean they aren't meant to be spent. So being told/encouraged to spend them is a net loss; specially when it will cost your base money. Which to be fair, is consistent with them not actually caring about their base.

[u/Good_n_Plenty_3907 → u/jrworthy]

This explains a lot about what the Maga crowd does: /img/ostqqab456ih1.jpeg

[u/MarmaladeMarmaduke → u/jrworthy]

To own the libs obviously lol wtf

[u/jeffreycoley]

Also* doesn't it cost more than one dollar?

Like WTF? I'm losing money but owning the libs?

[u/boringhistoryfan → u/jeffreycoley]

Seems perfectly reasonable to me. MAGA loves losing money to own the libs. They cheer as Trump cuts their healthcare, raises their grocery and gas prices, and steals the taxes they pay. But he's openly bigoted and says vile shit about people so it's ok!

[u/gibberishmischief → u/jeffreycoley]

It’s how they do. They boycotted Starbucks by buying Starbucks and giving Trump as the name to try and make the baristas say Trump’s name. They boycotted Bud Light by buying Bud Light and destroying it on camera. They aren’t the sharpest tools in the shed.

[u/dayglowe]

They do this because they desperately want to be confronted, but will crash out if they do. Pathetic.

[u/Oioifrollix → u/dayglowe]

They are addicted to the rush of hate and confrontation. One of the reasons they are so intellectually dishonest, and why you can’t have a serious conversation with them.

[u/parfnb]

Spend $61 for $25 worth of coins just for an imprint of a fat, pathetic pedo slob's face?

Right.. have at it, MAGA. I'll pass.

[u/diseasefaktory]

Owning the libs by losing money because the coin costs more than its face value. These people are the dumbest motherfuckers on the planet.

[u/ShadowWebDeveloper]

If the coin is legal tender, take the coin at face value, eBay it for a higher value, profit.

I'm really confused as to how this owns the libs but if owning the libs involves giving us free money, consider me owned!

[u/readit2U → u/ShadowWebDeveloper]

Businesses have the right to refuse "legal tender" stock brokers for 1 will not accept cash. Many businesses will not accept large denomination bills and some businesses will not accept sweaty money (bra money) If a business is offended by a currency for any reason I think they could refuse it.
Only commenting on the "legal tender" aspect.

[u/Osric250 → u/readit2U]

Legal tender must be accepted if it is the repayment of a debt, but for a service that hasn't yet been provided you are correct that you are free to reject any form of tender that you want. 

[u/DaileyFlosser39]

Supporting liberal owned businesses in an economy that's going down the shitter because of a MAGA president and MAGA policies will definitely own the libs.

Definitely.

They should wear their special t-shirts and special hats and spend all their money at liberal-owned businesses just to own those libs.

[u/Good_n_Plenty_3907]

Just a couple thoughts about the "its illegal to put the image of a living person on us currency"

(1) It's a legitimate controversy, there is a US law on the books stating exactly that.

(2) The controversy will probably resolve itself before too long - I mean the "living person" part. 😉

[u/Sigmar_Heldenhammer → u/Good_n_Plenty_3907]

Really looking forward to 2.

[u/ianrl337]

Well it isn't legal tender. The correct response when handed a coin is to take the coin, toss in the trash right in front of them and say "thank you, now how would you like to pay for that?" don't flinch, don't smile, just be like Ron Swanson and turkey bacon.

edit: It apparently is legal tender, though it is still illegal under multiple laws. Our magamuffin treasurer gave Lord Dampnut an except under the collectible coin laws.

[u/Abs0lut_Unit → u/ianrl337]

They'll use these for tips, just like those fake folded $20s with shitty Christian propaganda on them.

[u/winterbird → u/Abs0lut_Unit]

Legal tender that I have to accept according to my employer goes to my employer, even if it was given to me as tips. They'll get the dollar coins and $2 bills that I get because people want to be funny, because I'll exchange it in till for more common bills that my bank atm accepts.

[u/zap2 → u/winterbird]

Comparing 2 dollars bills and this coin is outrageous to Thomas Jefferson!

[u/Sea2Chi → u/ianrl337]

Nah, just don't react.

Their goal is to get someone to be outraged and offended. They want people to throw a fit over it because then they get to go back to their friends and talk about how triggered the snowflakes got over a silly little coin.

If you ignore it and move along they just spent $6 for a $1 coin for nothing.

“Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.”

[u/eric_twinge → u/ianrl337]

The article states that it is legal tender and quick search confirms that is so.

[u/ianrl337 → u/eric_twinge]

I had to check. It is apparently legal tender, but also illegal. The treasurer made an exception for Trump under the collectible coin law. So I am wrong, and also fuck those douchebags.

[u/licwip → u/ianrl337]

So it’s illegal legal tender. Clear as mud.

[u/BluePanda101 → u/eric_twinge]

Then the article is Wrong. It's still illegal to put a living president on money. So the mint classified these as 'collectables' 

[u/Wiochmen → u/BluePanda101]

It's only illegal for a living person to be on banknotes, since 1866. We have had a living person appear on coins minted by the United States about 5 or 6 times now, starting in 1921...the last one before Trump? Nancy Reagan on the $10 First Spouse gold coin in 2016, minted and sold before she died in 2016.

[u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq → u/ianrl337]

Why do you say that it isn't legal tender? I hate the guy, but coins issued from the US Mint are legal tender. I'm sure doing what you're recommending would be illegal.

[u/IM_KYLE_AMA → u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq]

While it is legal tender, private businesses are not forced to accept it.

[u/Agreeable-Emu4033 → u/Sir_Clarence_III_Esq]

Because it’s illegal for a living person to be on money and it was printed as a commemorative coin. Not sure why it’s now legal tender. Laws be thrown out the window now

[u/theguy1336 → u/ianrl337]

When I googled it, it says that it is legal tender, real currency now.

[u/Dry-University797]

They are charging $61 for $25 worth of coins?! Lollll. Fucking grift.

[u/biddymulligan]

I mean, would a liberal coffee shop even take it? is it even real legal money?

[u/Party_Owll → u/biddymulligan]

This is the entire MAGA movement in one story. Not jobs, not healthcare, not infrastructure - it’s “how can I harass a minimum wage barista making $12 an hour to own the libs.” Trump grifted them with a fake $1 coin that cost $29.99 plus shipping and they think they’re winning. Cult behavior. Meanwhile Elon is selling $1000 flamethrowers to the same morons.

[u/Gold_Map_236 → u/biddymulligan]

It’s $1 face value yet was sold for around $2. Limited mint run. If I ever find one in circulation I’m carving pedo on his forehead and adding a Hitler mustache

[u/OozeNAahz → u/Gold_Map_236]

That little bitch would have the secret service try and track you down and charge you with defacing money.

[u/thunderplacefires → u/OozeNAahz]

Come at me, bro

[u/chicknfly → u/biddymulligan]

Illegally made legal tender

[u/CarneDelGato → u/biddymulligan]

I don’t own a coffee shop, but I’d accept it and donate it to the Trevor Project. 

[u/_bieber_hole_69 → u/biddymulligan]

The store can always say "no, we will not accept this currency" like I did when someone would show up with bags of pennies and nickels

[u/ciccioig]

Europe here: the fact that you americans managed to make a coin out of a childpredator/convictedfelon/convictedsexualabuser is kilometres beyond me.

[u/NekuraHitokage → u/ciccioig]

As an american, commemorative "collectible" coins from the mint have ALWAYS been a thing. Usually it's commissioned by the president and it'll be something like a "bicentennial" coin to commemorate the milestone or a "Celebrate the birth of the nation with this commemorative coin with the white house on the back and current presiident on the front. We even painted the metal! With colors!"

They're not legal tender and they are usually purchased as SINGLE lots for like... twice the cost of the denomination anywhere up to like $20 if that particular president wanted to make it out of an actual precious metal. A lot of times the money goes into the Mint and helps to keep the Mint running.

NEVER have I seen it done IN ROLLS and at almost 3x markup from there. There's no way these are legal tender and I'm pretty sure this is another perverting of tradition. If they do get accepted for legal tender... I will just be a sad american again I guess.

[u/madadekinai → u/NekuraHitokage]

Regardless if it is legal tender or not, businesses do not have to accept them as tender.

[u/ArcticSkyWatcher64N → u/ciccioig]

This is not a legal tender coin. Is a collector piece.

This headline is calling for Trump supporters to use try and pay for good and services with non-legal tender. Some poor barista is going to have to take this and probably have to pay their own dollar to help balance the cash register because some dumb MAGAt will refuse to accept that it not real money and demand to use it as real currency.

[u/VaguelyArtistic → u/ciccioig]

This is something Trump did and it may not even be legal tender.

[u/TheTyger → u/VaguelyArtistic]

On one hand, I am pretty sure it's illegal to print money with a living person on it.

On the other hand, that's never stopped him before.

[u/reddititty69 → u/TheTyger]

The people around him (law enforcement, judiciary, legislature) are supposed to stop him. When we take out the trash, we need to clean all those houses too.

[u/DonaldMerwinElbert → u/VaguelyArtistic]

A lot of things he did, does and will keep doing aren't legal, but that doesn't matter if no one makes him stop, does it?

[u/Fist_of_Gork → u/ciccioig]

I am disgusted too about this, but I'll point out you have royalty on yours. This is however a trump challenge coin he settled for since they wouldn't put him on any real dollar bills and is not legal tender by law, they're just pretending it is illegally.

[u/Dunlaing → u/Fist_of_Gork]

It depends on where in Europe. There are plenty of European republics that don’t have royalty.

[u/Interesting_Pain37 → u/ciccioig]

Yes, as an individual liberal progressive, I did this.

[u/semajolis267 → u/ciccioig]

"Managed to make a coin" no. We didnt make anything. Anymore than we made "trump phones"

[u/hukep]

They're so childish.

[u/Plarkled]

Is the $1 trump coin called a Pedo?

[u/PabloPicasshooole → u/Plarkled]

Well, Loony was already taken

[u/Imaginary_Nebula_810]

Is it even legal tender? I thought you couldn’t have living people on currency?

[u/izzgo → u/Imaginary_Nebula_810]

You're remembering a time when we were a nation of laws. Nostalgia is real.

[u/Playswithmanikins]

Trump fanatics spend $61 on $25 worth of coins then go use them to support small local business owners whose politics they don't agree with? Love this journey for them.

[u/theguy1336]

Heartwarming: MAGA supports small businesses of liberal baristas, and with physical currency at that

[u/KrookedDoesStuff]

Let’s also address that the roll of 25 $1 coins costs $60

[u/Nephroidofdoom → u/KrookedDoesStuff]

MAGA please do this. Buy as much as you can. Us Libs will be so triggered, I promise.

[u/JimmyDelicious]

Well, Americans finally gave in and starting minting their own "Loony"

[u/Aggravated-alien]

OK, owning the lips by supporting their business is kind of a wild plan. Not so sure they thought that went through. But also to liberal coffee shop owners you should price your coffees so that you have to give them back like 18 or $.19 in pennies. And just tell them you’re out of dimes and nickels. Give them all your useless change.

[u/Zero-89]

Spend $61 on $25 to own the libs!

[u/SexyFlyWhiteGuy]

Conservatives have some weird obsession with coffee and liberals. I don’t think I go one week without seeing a video of a conservative disgusted by mainstream coffee. It’s bizarre

[u/killersea44]

If anyone spends a trump coin at a business they should call the cops for illegal currency, living presidents can’t be on legal tender lol

[u/turquoise_amethyst]

Deleted my comments moment because it’s not legal tender. 

Wonder if they’re worth anything if melted down?

[u/6a6566663437 → u/turquoise_amethyst]

They are legal tender.

However, they cost about $2.44 for each $1 of legal tender. So spending them means you’re paying 2.44x the regular price.

And the coffee shop owner can probably eBay the coins for more than $1 each, because some MAGA will buy them.

[u/BlueRFR3100]

What made this particular liberal's head explode was looking of the price of gold after finding out that each one of these coins contains "one ounce of .9999 fine 24-karat gold"

I'm sure that gold was bought from someone in Trump's orbit. Just another grift on the taxpayers.

[u/Maxamillion-X72 → u/BlueRFR3100]

It's made of brass, not gold. One ounce of gold would be valued in the $1000's

[u/blackmobius]

So give liberal shops business and money…? So now we’re doing the exact opposite of “go woke go broke”.

“Hey you hate trump heres some money! Checkmate liberals!”

😐

[u/ArsePucker]

I'm sorry.. we don't take Pedo-coins. You need to pay in US dollars. Thanks.

[u/CrazyIslander]

The coin is legal tender with a value of $1. Rolls of the Trump dollar coin are available through the US Mint’s website. Rolls start at $61 for 25 coins.

This is so hilariously stupid, it’s hard to imagine it’s real and not a comedy script…but here we are.

Taking your $1 coin that you paid 6x the price for and then spending it for $1 is definitely going to make the liberal heads explode.

[u/Villageijit → u/CrazyIslander]

Imagine spending $61 for $25

[u/Matra → u/Villageijit]

Welcome to the US health insurance industry.

[u/Lavaswan001]

We are not a serious country.

[u/its_the_smell]

That's all MAGA has, owning libs and themsleves while their wealthy masters loot the country's coffers.

[u/TgirlTiffanyRPs]

You know the “ass crack bandit” episode of Community where Hickey is like “this is a crime that nets you 25 cents a pop”?

This feels a lot like that.

[u/elconquistador1985]

If you're spending $61 to get $25, the one being "owned" isn't the business you spend that $25 at.

[u/jcomey]

So support local businesses run by people you despise because of symbolism. That'll send a message.

[u/alabasterskim]

US Treasurer Brandon Beach has been a strong proponent of the coin for over a year, even as people pointed out that this breaks with the American tradition of not putting the face of living presidents on money

It's not a tradition, it's a law, hope that helps.

Honestly, legally, I think any merchant who receives these coins should refuse service since the coins themselves can't legally exist.

[u/absolutelynotagoblin]

Republicans are the school bullies with the mentality of children. Good reason why they don’t amount to much.

[u/ctguy54]

Right, they want you chuckleheads to buy them at $10-$15 apiece, then go to a coffee shop where they will only give you a $1 for them. And just who is being “owned”?

[u/InevitableAd8511]

So, some magat that would otherwise not go into one of these establishments is going in and spending money to “own the libs”? That’s MAGA math for you.

[u/Solonohioperson]

So the liberal coffee shop gets paid from all these Magas buying a lot of their products and Magas are out money but got some nice coffee and still can't afford gas and groceries? Sounds like a solid plan!

Oh it's not legal tender? So the liberal coffee shop can have them arrested for refusing to pay for their drink? Because you know they wouldn't pay for their cuppa and would keep thrusting trump coins at the barista.

[u/6a6566663437 → u/Solonohioperson]

It is legal tender. However, each coin costs about $2.50 while only being $1 of legal tender.

So they’re paying about 2 and a half times more for that coffee. While boosting that liberal coffee shop’s business.

And the shop owner can probably eBay the coins for more than $1, because some MAGA will buy them.

[u/triplespruce]

MAGA money supporting liberal businesses? Yes, more of that, please!

[u/mrbeck1]

Right. Spending money at liberal businesses, that’s really going to jam them up.

[u/Suspicious_Dust4896]

Um, it isn't legal tender so wouldn't that mean they are trying to spend counterfeit money?

[u/twitchy1989]

My favorite part is the subheader:

The US Mint is selling rolls of 25 $1 coins for $61.

[u/gHostHaXor]

Only currency released by the U.S. treasury department is legal tender in the United States. Commemorative coins are not legal currency. This is a scam to convince Trump voters that buying more of these coins is somehow going to "Own theLiibs". They are paying real money to buy fake money. The only ones getting "owned" are the people who fall for the scam.

[u/_sesser]

I love the math on this... coins cost $2.44 each but only worth $1 in legal tender. So a $5 drink only costs you $12!

Don't forget to tip!

[u/xBleedingBluex]

Yes, absolutely. Own the liberals by giving them your legal tender! That'll show them!

[u/Fit_Television_282]

So take 7 coins you spent $2.40 each ($16.80)to buy a $7 drink. And MAGA will do it.

[u/Important_Patience24]

Own the Libs by patronizing their businesses!