The US Mint released commemorative coins honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman Thursday.

The coins include $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins that commemorate the bicentennial of her birth. This is the first time the US Mint has honored Tubman with coins, according to the agency.

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    11 months ago

    The “backlash” you’re referring to was that Trump scrapped it pretty much just because it was something Obama did. No one was upset about the new $20 bill until then.

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      11 months ago

      Trump is an accurate reflection of conservative ideology. He stopped it because conservatives didn’t want it.