Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Vermont Lt
" I couldn’t see the benefit of getting these right out of the gate."

Because it is a very limited run. High demand vs Low Supply = profit.

Let me know when you find a Trump Dollar coin in your pocket change.

[snicker] let me know when you find any dollar or half-dollar coin in your change. There's a story behind why a quarter was described as 'two bits'.

Paper currency is so much more convenient.

35 posted on 09/02/2026 1:36:42 PM PDT by KitJ (Shall not be infringed...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 31 | View Replies ]


To: KitJ

I just rechecked the site and there is no montage limit. The special Privy Mark has 250,000 minted.

Those are not “rare” coins.

As a comparison, the Flowing Hair silver coin had a limit of 1,794 privy mark minted. THAT is rare.

I wanted to make sure I hadn’t misread the release I saw earlier.

I am not Pooh-poohing anyone who wanted to buy these. I just did not see it as an “investment” as others have been in the past.

To each their own.


38 posted on 09/02/2026 1:47:41 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies ]

To: KitJ
Good point, although I believe that the total mintage of the Trump dollar coin will be anywhere from 9mil-15mil or thereabouts but will STILL get scarfed up by those running across them. In mint terms, 9mil is a SHORT RUN!

I don't handle $100 bill very often, but the mint will be releasing special $100 bills WITH TRUMP'S SIGNATURE ON THEM in honor of America's 250th. Those will also be sought after, although fewer people will be able to keep them for financial reasons.

42 posted on 09/02/2026 1:55:12 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies ]

To: KitJ

A bit was 12.5 cents. It goes back to an eighth of a dollar based on the original Spanish piece of eight which was the original basis of the US dollar.

Two bits was 1/4 dollar, or 1/4 of a Spanish coin.

It all goes back to silver coins.


44 posted on 09/02/2026 2:01:56 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson