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| Dec 7, 2018 at 21:22 | comment | added | vol7ron | @Barmar thank you for attempting that. I don't want to say you're wrong as only time will tell, but speculation often diminishes the other valid points being made. Regardless, I appreciate your acknowledgment of this and believe that speaks volumes. Other than that, I value this answer and this conversation in comments as I've learned a great bit about currency-iconography process | |
| Dec 7, 2018 at 21:19 | comment | added | Julie in Austin | Keep in mind that JFK appeared on the half dollar coin VERY soon after his death. While the engravings needed for paper money are different than those needed for coinage, the fact the JFK half dollar was minted about 2 months after his death means a sitting president who presumably had a terminal illness might be able to get a change in place before their replacement was able to undo things. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 at 21:12 | comment | added | Barmar | @asgallant I'd imagine he could get the ball rolling on the design if someone were nearing death and expected to be honored with a bill after he passes. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 at 20:32 | comment | added | Barmar | @asgallant Of course. The sitting POTUS would have to direct the Treasury to perform all that preparation before he dies, which would be quite expensive for "just in case". Maybe if he knows he has a fatal disease. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 at 20:15 | comment | added | asgallant | @Barmar it's unlikely to happen then without the approval of the replacement President (presumably the prior VP). The latency in designing the bills, approving the design, creating the plates, distributing plates to the mints, and printing the first bills is long enough that the new President would almost certainly have time to stop it if he/she cared to. | |
| Dec 7, 2018 at 19:49 | vote | accept | SCFi | ||
| Dec 7, 2018 at 17:07 | comment | added | Barmar | I suppose a President could direct his SecTreas to do this if he dies while in office. SecTreas would probably have to do it quickly, before the new POTUS has time to form a new cabinet and replace him. | |
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| Dec 7, 2018 at 12:50 | history | answered | user4012 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |