Update 1/9/13: New, nautical-themed coin added at bottom.
America is once more on a collision course with the debt ceiling, threatening the economy’s fragile recovery with an entirely avoidable crisis of Congress’ own making. But there may be a way to avoid the whole mess: President Obama can legally mint a commemorative coin worth $1 trillion to guarantee the nation’s creditworthiness. That creates its own crisis, however — namely, who do you put on the platinum coin? Fortunately, we rounded up some options.John Boehner
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=92867