Coin bearing Donald Trump’s image runs into an 1866 law

The cult of personality surrounding Donald Trump in some conservative circles in the United States is generating controversy. Several allies have presented some extravagant bills, such as carving Trump’s face into Mount Rushmore, making his birthday a federal holiday, or renaming Dulles International Airport, a few miles from Washington, after him. The proposal that seems to be taken most seriously, however, is the Treasury Department’s plan to mint a coin bearing the president’s image to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the country’s independence, which will be celebrated next year. But their intentions have been thwarted by a law passed in 1866, which prohibits living persons from appearing on coins.

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