Scott Detrow

Is this of limited propaganda value, if that is a concern and partially part of the thinking?

Yeah.

And it's worth noting there's this whole separate proposal for a one dollar coin with Trump's face.

It's not clear when or whether that would be minted as well.

But I want to go back to the start of this.

This is a coin commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States.

If it were up to you, like what to you is a coin that best signifies the history of America?

Which would you put forward at this moment?

That is Caroline Turco, a curator with the Money Museum in Colorado Springs.

Thank you so much.

This episode was produced by Karen Zamora and Connor Donovan with audio engineering by Ted Meebane.

It was edited by Patrick Jaron Wadananon.

Our executive producer is Sammy Yannigan.

It's Consider This from NPR.

I'm Scott Detrow.

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