Information & News About United States Coins
Last week, I wrote about H.R. 6923, a bill currently in the House of Representatives that calls for commemorative coins to be made to honor the essential worker of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of that writing, outside of the working title, little was defined as to what the plan was for the coins the bill called to be made by the Mint. Over the weekend, 6923 was more clearly defined with coin types …
A new piece of legislation has been introduced into the House of Representatives to honor essential workers in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic with a commemorative coin. H.R. 6923 was introduced into the House by Representative by Jack Bergman (R-MI) on May 19, 2020. The legislation’s working title is the thrust behind this new legislation: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the health care professionals, first responders, scientists, researchers, …
Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) has introduced H.R. 6555, the United States Semiquincentennial Quarter Series Act to Congress. The bill was introduced on April 17, 2020 and would allow for a series of Quarters to be made to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America in 2026. The Secretary may issue quarter dollars in 2026 with up to five different designs emblematic of the United States Semiquincentennial. One of …
A bi-partisan bill was introduced in Congress this week that would authorize the creation of a commemorative coin to honor the Negro Leagues of baseball. The bill would call for the creation of the commemorative in 2020 in celebration of the centennial of the leagues being formed in 1920. The bill was introduced on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 and is sponsored by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Tim Kaine (D-VA). It is sponsored in the House of Representatives by …