Coin Collecting News
On July 19, 2011, separate bills were introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate which call for the termination of the Presidential $1 Coin Program. The legislation follows numerous high profile media reports about growing hoard of $1 coins in storage and a report from the Federal Reserve System Board of Governors indicating [...]
On July 14, 2011, the bill H.R. 2527 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act was introduced by Rep. Richard Hanna of New York. If approved, the Secretary of the Treasury would be required to mint and issue commemorative coins to recognize and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame [...]
On July 7, 2011, the bill H.R. 2453: Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act was introduced in the House of Representatives by Blaine Luetkemeyer of Missouri. If approved, the Secretary of the Treasury would be required to mint and issue gold and silver coins in commemoration of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known to the world as [...]
A bill has been introduced in the Senate which seeks to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold and silver commemorative coins for the National Future Farmers of America Organization. The National FFA Organization was founded in 1928 as the “Future Farmers of America” to help prepare future generations for the [...]
On June 3, 2011, H.R. 2139 was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Peter Roskam. The bill seeks to authorize the production of commemorative silver dollars to mark the centennial of the Lions Clubs International, which will occur in 2017. The Lions Clubs International was founded in 1917 by Melvin Jones. The organization [...]
Anna Marie Jarvis is considered to be the founder of the modern Mother’s Day. The first official celebration took place May 10, 1908 at Andrew’s Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia on the third anniversary of her mother’s passing. In 1910, the holiday was officially declared by the State of West Virginia. In 1914, [...]
A bill has recently been introduced in the House of Representatives which seeks to authorize the issuance of gold commemorative coins for the centennial of the Marine Corps Aviation, the air component of the United States Marine Corps. Rep. John Kline of Minnesota introduced the bill H.R. 1621 Maine Corps Aviation Centennial Coin Act on [...]
Bills have recently been introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate to require the issuance of commemorative coins for the 225th anniversary of the establishment of the United States Marshals Service. The program would include $5 gold coins, silver dollars, and clad half dollars. The Senate version S. 431 was introduced on March [...]
On January 26, 2011, Rep. Robert Latta of Ohio introduced H.R. 497 Ronald Regan Commemorative Coin Act of 2011. The bill seeks to require the production of gold and silver coins in commemoration of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. The bill calls for $5 gold coins weighing 8.359 grams with a [...]
Two coin related bills have just been signed into law by the President. The first will increase Congressional oversight of circulating coin production and materials, while the second will likely result in the issuance of a new palladium bullion coin. The bill H.R. 6162 Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 was introduced by [...]
