Information & News About United States Coins
In one of his final acts as the President of the United States, President Joe Biden has signed into law the Working Dog Commemorative Coin Act. The act, now Public Law No: 118-109, was signed on November 25, 2024, and allows the United States Mint to produce three coins in 2027 that honor Working Dogs. The three coins, which will be available in proof and uncirculated finishes will be: The coins will be available during …
Arkansas and Mississippi have become the latest states to eliminate sales tax on gold and silver purchases within the respective states. The measures in each state, backed by the Sound Money Defense League, passed in overwhelming manners and have been signed into law in both states. The legislation in both states means that only seven states in the United States now charge sales tax on purchasing gold and silver. The Arkansas Legal Tender Act, introduced …
Last week, President Biden signed H.R. 1057, the Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act, into law. The President was presented the bill on August 2nd and signed it on August 3rd. The Act now is known as Public Law 117-162. You can read the full text of the new law here. Previously, the bill had been known as the National World War II Memorial Commemorative Act, but the final legislation took on the name of the …
The United States Senate has passed S.1596, the Greatest Generation Memorial Act. The new coin legislation was introduced and passed within days in the Senate, a rare event in the Senate or House of Representatives. The bill, which was introduced by Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) on May 12, 2022 and passed the Senate just a few days later on May 16, 2022, was pass unanimously by the Senate. The bill is now going to the …
Representative Al Lawson Jr, (D-FL) has introduced H.R. 7496, the James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act, into the House of Representatives for voting and hopeful passage into law. The bill, the latest coin legislation to be launched, was introduced on April 7, 2022 to the House by Representative Lawson. James Weldon Johnson was a towering figure in the African-American community, founding the first African-American newspaper in Florida and in 1897, became the first African-American to …
New legislation has been introduced into the House of Representatives for a new silver dollar commemorative coin honoring the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The bill, H.R.6681, was introduced to the House on February 9, 2022 by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and currently has only been introduced. No further actions or co-sponsors have been indicated on the bill. You can follow the details on this bill on the Congress official website. …
The United States Senate has passed without objection or amendment bill S.697, legislation that calls for the creation of a Harriet Tubman commemorative coin series. The legislation has now been sent to the House or Representatives for their vote. Assuming that the House passes the bill, it will be sent to President Biden for signature to become law. The bill was introduced in March 2021 and has been in committee for the vast majority of …
H.R.2404 has been introduced into the House of Representatives as one of the lates coin legislation bills currently in Congress. The bill calls for the create of commemorative coins to honor Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union. He lived from March 31, 1927 to April 23, 1993. The …
The following is a Press Release from the National Coin & Bullion Association (formerly ICTA) announcing that Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson has signed into law the tax exemption of sales and use tax for coins, currency, & bullion. The new law goes into effect on October 1, 2021. On May 3, 2021, Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law Senate Bill 336, creating an exemption from the sales and use tax for coins, currency, and …
After being introduced last month, the test for S.867 – National Women’s Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act of 2021 is now available. The bill, as expected, calls for multiple commemorative coins to be produced by the United States Mint in honor of the Hall of Fame. S.867 calls for the minting of 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 Half Dollar clad commemorative coins to be produced to honor the Hall of …