Birmingham firm strikes Barack Obama presidential coin

Birmingham Post ^ | 9/16/08 | Tom Scotney

[Winged Hussar]

A company in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is making commemorative coins for American presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

...When they got in touch with the Democrats the party jumped at the chance. And the coins have proved such a hit that locally produced versions have already been launched to compete with the UK originals.

The coins show Senator Obama’s face, along with a picture of the White House and the legend “President of the United States of America”.

[Winged Hussar]

Democrats are having the image of a living person imprinted on coins, thus underscoring the "personality cult" aspect of Obama's campaign.

Who has their images stamped on coins? Rome's Emperors certainly did, as did Alexander the Great. The images of living European monarchs also are stamped on coinage.

Democrats are having Barack Obama's face stamped on coinage as if he was Caesar or a European monarch, just as Obama came up with his own Presidential seal.

[mgc1122]

Is it two faced to reflect the actuality of the candidate?

[southernindymom]

They definitely are full of themselves!

[weegee]

I’ve never seen a $3 coin. Is it made of tinfoil?

[Army Air Corps]

But can they be used for change?

[weegee]

[Frank_2001]

That’s Birmingham in (no longer Great) Britain, NOT Birmingham Alabama. For a second there, you had me!;)

[BulletBobCo]

After November 4th, these coins will be sold on the late night infomercials.

[rfp1234]

Great. They’ll fetch a fortune on EBay, alongside the “1949 President Dewey” and “1986 World Champion Red Sox” coins.

[Jagdgewehr]

Oh, that’s what he meant by “change.”

[PleaseNoMore]

Dear God...this is getting more insane as the moments pass. It’s almost eerie...

[kromike]

“Dewey Defeats Truman!”

[Centurion2000]

Isn’t this illegal??

[Centurion2000]

Isn’t this illegal??

[wideawake]

Ron Paul’s supporters did this first.

[Billthedrill]

They're passing these like crazy in the Obamopolis. And why not? Emperors don't have to be elected. I hear he's going to make his horse a Senator.

[Ole Okie]

This will get the same horse laugh that “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN” got, and for about the same length of time.

[floozy22]

Bambi's face should be on the euro.

[littlehouse36]

O’Possum strikes again!

[Right Wing Assault]

I’m going to have them make one with me on it: “President of Planet Earth.” Or maybe even, “President of the Universe.”

[Candor7]

ALL HAIL El Duce !

[JimC214]

I thought it was worth a Dollar three eighty.

[Right Wing Assault]

this is getting more insane as the moments pass

Did you know they are putting final touches on the Obama Presidential Museum where he will be storing the important papers and memoirs of his 8 years as president? I didn't either. Probably because it isn't true, but just wait a few weeks.

[Emperor Palpatine]

"Democrats are having Barack Obama's face stamped on coinage as if he was Caesar"


Well, he DID give that speech in front of the set of "Spartacus"

[vetvetdoug]

Obama Presidential coin? Is that like a Dewey Defeats Truman headlined Chicago Tribune?

[PleaseNoMore]

Don’t you mean his 10 years as president? /s

[Right Wing Assault]

Don’t you mean his 10 years as president? /s

Oops. I forgot his new rules.

[weegee]

DENVER 2008 - Where Animal House Met Animal Farm.