Opinion By Evan F. Nappen, Esq.
The U.S. Mint has dropped the phrase “In GOD We Trust” on the 2023 American Liberty Silver Coin.
The new motto on the 2023 American Liberty Silver Coin says, “We Shall Persevere.” It’s not surprising that during the Biden administration, the motto on the “Liberty” coin isn’t about GOD anymore. Instead, it proclaims, “We Shall Persevere.”
That pretty much sums up what we’re doing, particularly as gun owners, under the Biden regime.
What does “We Shall Persevere” even mean?
When commanded to persevere, one of my favorite movies comes to mind, The Outlaw Josey Wales. Some of you may recall the scene when Jose Wales encounters the old Cherokee, Lone Watie, played by Chief Dan George, who talks about being told to persevere by the Government.
“You know, we got to see the Secretary of the Interior, and he said, ‘Boy, you boys sure look civilized.’ He congratulated us, and he gave us medals for looking so civilized. We told him about how our land had been stolen and our people were dying. When we finished, he shook our hands and said ‘endeavor to persevere’. They stood us in a line: John Jumper, Chili McIntosh, Buffalo Hump, and Jim Buckmark, and me. I’m Lone Watie. They took our pictures, and the newspapers said, “Indians vow to endeavor to persevere.” We thought about it for a long time. “Endeavor to persevere.”
And when we had thought about it long enough, we declared war on the Union.”
Ah, there you go. The famous quote from the character Lone Watie about “Endeavor to persevere”. And now, the U.S. Mint in 2023 has come out with the Liberty coin that essentially advises us the same thing. We shall persevere. Perseverance, it appears, is the new mandate. As gun owners, we’ve had to persevere through a barrage of anti-gun overreach by the Biden administration.
We’ve had to deal with the Biden pistol brace ban, retroactively defining them as short-barrel rifles, thereby turning millions of honest citizens into federal felons. Of course, the brace on a handgun only does one thing: it makes it more accurate. They are particularly helpful and originally designed for wounded veterans and other disabled persons. When a pistol brace is attached, it makes the handgun larger and less concealable. You would think the Anti-2A crowd would like that! This wasn’t a law passed by Congress. No, this was strictly done by an abuse of executive administrative power by Biden. This has been the tactic utilized by Biden against gun owners, forcing us to persevere.
Biden has done the same by trying to redefine what is a firearm frame and receiver to prohibit privately made firearms. His administration has engaged in a campaign to revoke legitimate Federal Firearm Licensees aggressively and have their license taken with zero tolerance for mere paperwork errors.
Now Biden is going to turn anyone who sells a firearm “for a profit”into an illegal, unlicensed dealer under federal law. If you sell a firearm “for a profit,” it does not matter anymore whether you engaged in the livelihood of being a gun dealer, which used to be the law. But the so-called Bi-Partisan Anti-gun rights bill that Democrats and RINO Republicans passed removed the “livelihood” provision. Now Biden is going to jump all over that change and turn millions of otherwise law-abiding gun owners into illegal, unlicensed dealers because they have the nerve to sell a firearm that they lawfully acquired and happen to make a profit. All of this is being done to push the so-called Universal Background Checks, which is code for Universal Gun Registration.
As excerpted from the Annual Report of the Director of the Mint to the Secretary of the Treasury, the motto “In GOD we trust” was first placed upon the bronze 2-cent piece authorized to be coined in 1864 by Congress. The motto was first placed on the gold and silver coins (with the exception of the dime, which was too small) on January 1, 1866. The motto continued to be placed on the coins until the adoption in 1907 of the gold $20 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle at the behest of Teddy Roosevelt.
On May 18, 1908, an act was passed by Congress enshrining the motto “In GOD we trust” on the coins of the United States. The motto appears on all gold and silver coins struck since July 1, 1908, with the exception of the dime.
“AN ACT Providing for the restoration of the motto “In GOD we trust” on certain denominations of the gold and silver coins of the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the motto “In GOD we trust,” heretofore inscribed on certain denominations of the gold and silver coins of the United States of America, shall hereafter be inscribed upon all such gold and silver coins of said denominations as heretofore. Approved, May 18, 1908.
The phrase “In GOD We Trust” was supposed to be on all gold and silver coins. The 2023 American Liberty Gold Coin has the exact same design, except that the gold coin has a $100 face value and still says, “In GOD We Trust”.
The US Mint may claim a loophole because the silver Liberty coin does not have a “denomination” as compared to the gold Liberty coin, which has a $100 face value.
As the patience of gun owners is tested and attacks continue on our Second Amendment rights, we will persevere and continue to fight for our rights. We should all think about what “We Shall Persevere” means, just like Lone Watie and his people thought about it for a long time. Think long and hard about it. Our response will come about in this election. Because with this election, we can end the perseverance and regain our liberty. And for that, in GOD we trust.
For more discussion of this topic, listen to Evan Nappen’s Gun Lawyer Podcast Episode #148.
About Evan Nappen
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we too are civilized and we will endeavor to persevere with this administration and progs for a while. but as lone watie said, we may have to declare war on the union. that, is up to them. and like the boy scouts used to say be prepared.
My fellow American and Patriot, I am afraid we as a “civilized society” do not have another person like George Washington to lead us.
We the people have brought this upon ourselves because we have become a pitiful society.
Stand fast my brother
They removed God from the schools, the courthouses, govt buildings, store displays, housing authorities, the PLEDGE, etc…..
This once favored Nation “under God” that is turning its back on Him, will sadly come to know what it will be like to not have such favor.
ONCE again, you see democrats thumbing their noses at LAW… This is truly out of control and dangerous. And you wonder why they want our guns and are attacking FFL’s. Fighting days are coming for this Country, the rest want to destroy it Legislation passed in 1955 makes the appearance of the motto “In God We Trust” mandatory on all coins and paper currency issued by the United States. That requirement cannot be unilaterally overturned by the President; Congress would have to specifically pass a bill rescinding the previous legislation in order for the change described here (i.e., the removal of the… Read more »
Well, we all know what Yellin’ Yellen can do.
To have a spiritual faith in God, or to hold God as a philosophical construct.
The very idea of God as an authority above the man created institutions of
governance, is very disconcerting to the tyrant, and those parasites who
flourish under the tyrant.
Revelation 2:10 KJV
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Biden is a bigot, has always been a bigot. His mentor was Sen. Bird , a grand imperial dragon of the kkk! The Democratic Party’s symbol is a JACKASS, how fitting is that? They should be called the Democratic Communist Party!
Anyone else notice that the reverse side of the coin there is a tree with the word “LIBERTY” above it? Could this be a little reminder about certain vegetation needs to be “watered” from time to time? Maybe it is a call of perseverance through the hydration process.
If you ever wanted to know how well “gun control” works out for the people, just ask the American Indians how it worked out for them.
Then, go ask the Jews of the 1930’s how well it ended for them.
The list goes on, but the answer always remains the same. Those who persevered through “gun control” suffered greatly. Always leading to the internment of those who resisted and the death of many more.
Do not comply, your life just may depend on it!
I feel a dollar bill with a black person on it coming soon. I hope it doesn’t say in God we trust on it because I know it will piss off a lot of black Baptists.
We need that before the next election uncle joe just to help insure we get the last few blacks that are holding out from voting Trump.
The winds of change are coming soon.
I didn’t know that, Oldvet.
That is sad.
And then they will lose the war!
The Holy war and not just about guns but all the satanist ways the left is trying to push in America today.
If God comes tomorrow and I have to spend 7 years of trial and tribulation to try and earn the privilege of going to heaven, I am ready.
Did you read the article?
Yep, probably in that order. No God in schools anymore was a good start.
Luke 20:24-25 NLT
“Show me a Roman coin. Whose picture and title are stamped on it?” “Caesar’s,” they replied. [25] “Well then,” he said, “give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and give to God what belongs to God.”
The new coin belongs to Biden, now think about this. Remember what happened to Ceasar. God will judge Mr. Biden
I hope he stops waiting.
He already has……..just look at him. His lack of mind is far past Feinsteins and he can’t remember which woman is his wife or his sister. He got elected only because the Clintons know how to cheat better than anyone else and they needed a sick and mindless bastard elected to carry on with their Satanistic values. If Americans do not wake up and turn back to God our Republic will end up just like the Roman Empire.
And did you notice a few years ago, George Washington started looking the other direction on the new quarter?
Small thing, and I don’t know the relevance, but there’s usually a reason for this stuff. Any numismatics out there that can shed light on this?
Hello, I said a new dollar not a coin.
LOL. Ahh that down vote felt so gooooood.
No biggy. If I worried about that or let it upset me, it would be obvious I don’t have enough going on in my life to be worth a shit. Right!!!!
This is not a coin, it is a medal. The same laws that apply to legal US coinage don’t apply to medals.
From the text:
the Biden administration, the motto on the “Liberty” coin isn’t about GOD anymore. Instead, it proclaims, “We Shall Persevere.”
The “Liberty” COIN!!!!!
coin, medal….. still not the official US Silver Eagle. i just received 5 today, In Go We Trust on each one.
LOL, missed a letter D there I think. But if you didn’t they should be worth major bucks because they are miss prints if they are from an American Mint not a collector’s mint. Hold on to them.
What they’d like to put on all the money is, “We bow and submit before our most powerful, wise and magnificent government.” But it just won’t fit. So they went with a meaningless phrase instead..
It has meaning to me. It means we must persevere through this Godless government and reestablish the values that made America great. There is no place in American society for these cretins and if they want to live the socialist life they choose then they can relocate to europe.
I upvoted you to counter a downvote somebody gave you. Only a commie or liberal socialist would downvote your comment.
They troll on here every day. One for sure has me on their list so whenever I post I come up and they down vote me. Sad that they have nothing better to do but like a say, rather have them sitting at the computer waiting with baited breath to downvote me than out destroying America with their BLM, Antifag LGBTQ butt buddies. Correction, doing peaceful protests while buildings are burning in the background on the news.
add the word I’d in front of rather.
As long as the powers that be continue to distance themselves and us from our core values. We will have difficulty doing anything. Let alone preservering.
You’re definitely not speaking for me.
The government is so woke now it will never be able to slumber again. With them it’s a 24/7/365 endeavor to lay waste to our way of life and force their tyranny on us. To them resistance is futile , you will obey and you will have nothing and like it. SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS.
Author assumes that change can be made through 2024 election. I honestly wish for good luck on that topic. I fear and expect that we will have to persevere in similar manner to the indians. Hopefully with better results as I desire to die old and unknown rather than in blaze of glory fighting a losing fight.
On October 7, 1780, Ferguson and the Overmountain men met in a small but significant battle in the War for Independence. It took place on a rocky hilltop in Western South Carolina called Kings Mountain. The rout of the Loyalists there was the first major setback for Britain’s southern strategy and started a chain of events that culminated in Cornwallis’s surrender at Yorktown.
We all need to revisit the battle of kings mountain
Stupid article attempting to gin up controversy where absolutely none exists or should exist. US Mint Commemorative coins are just that — commemorative. They have no monetary value because they are not legal tender. To the best of my knowlege, the US Mint has NEVER put “In God We Trust” on commemorative, non-legal tender coins. Where’s the author’s angst that In God We Trust was left off commemorative coins struck during the Trump Administration? The Bush I and Bush II administrations? Where’s the author’s moral outrage that US Military challenge coins, struck either by or on behalf of an entity… Read more »