Liberty depicted as black woman on $100 gold coin

Associated Press ^ | Jan 13, 2017 8:44 AM EST

[Olog-hai]

The U.S. Mint has unveiled a commemorative $100 gold coin that features an image of Liberty as a black woman.

The 2017 American Liberty 225^th Anniversary Gold Coin shows the woman’s head in profile with a crown of stars. […]

The mint says it’s the first in a series of 24-karat gold that will also depict Liberty in designs representing Asian-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Indian-Americans. …

[TheThirdRuffian]

“How much will this $100 coin cost?”

3/5 or $60.

[theBuckwheat]

Liberty Lives Matter!

[Kickass Conservative]

I would prefer Bo Derek with cornrows.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’ll bet this really pisses off the LGBTQZTS and Muslim “communities”. It’s “rasis”.

[Neoliberalnot]

Wow, greasy cornrows and all.

[theBuckwheat]

Throughout history, Lady Liberty has never been depicted in this manner.

Progressives have been using race as a proxy for ideology, with people who are “white” (as compared to Caucasian) who are conservative and therefore evil, and with people who are not “white” (such as people who are “minorities” or “of-color”) are progressive and therefore virtuous, noble, and having good intentions.

So, this depiction of Lady Liberty depicts the Progressive Lady Liberty, a person who wants to impose socialism on the rest of us, and thereby enslave everyone.

[cherry]

I have biracial grandchildren....would this be a nice investment for them?

[tomkat]

So uh...can Harriet Tubman be white on the new currency???

Congratulations .. YOU win the thread ! !

[PreciousLiberty]

“So how, sanely, does the Mint reconcile the extreme disparity between the intrinsic value being so much higher than the face value?”

Because since the end of the gold standard, the value of currency has nothing to do with intrinsic value. The components making up a $100 bill are worth cents. There’s nothing to say that the components can’t be more costly rather than less costly - except the more costly version will never be produced for general circulation.

[dsrtsage]

How can you tell she is black if the coin is made out of gold?

[bgill]

Why does the mint need to waste money designing new coins designs? We’re $20 trillion in debt.

[bgill]

I have absolutely no problem with this.

I do. It's a bleepin' waste of my tax dollars. Stop the government waste.

[FatherofFive]

Could the President issue an EO directing the Mint to sell their coins at face value?

I had a similar idea. Given only to Blacks for slavery reparations.

[PapaBear3625]

Meanwhile blacks are flipping out about a white actor playing Michael Jackson.

[Olog-hai]

. . . while the “other side” does not exhibit equal and opposite indignity (and exhibits no immaturity) over a black actor playing Aaron Burr, even in regards to what said actor did to the vice-president-elect.

[Antoninus]

I do. It's a bleepin' waste of my tax dollars. Stop the government waste.

I suspect the government makes money from collectors and investors with new coin designs. This is not meant for general circulation anyway as the price will be well over $1000 per coin, depending on the weight.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Dreadlocks and African facial features. She’s a looker too, at least as much as is possible for a face stamped on a coin. :)

[bk1000]

Never seen that one. All mine look like this:

[ctdonath2]

Intrigued. Elaborate.

[Rome2000]

Went to a huge coin show in Ft Lauderdale last weekend, picked up a roll of 40 Buffalo nickels for 10 bucks.

Was amazed at the variety and number of US coins that have been produced over the years.

This coin is OK, will be illustrative of a period where we had a communist black President who made everything about race.