Legislation calling for a commemorative silver dollar marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act in 2014 has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. John Lewis and Rep. Deborah Pryce.
Mintage requested is 350,000 pieces. A $10 surcharge on each coin would be donated to the United Negro College Fund.
The lame duck Congress made another numismatic surprise move Nov. 19 by sending a bill calling for the 2014 issue of a silver dollar in commemoration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on to the President.
Commemoration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is the joint subject matter of two bills which passed on the unanimous consent calendar on April 1.
Commemorative coins honoring former President Ronald W. Reagan are being proposed in Congress. A half eagle $5 gold piece and silver dollar would be introduced in 2013.
Legislation calling for commemorative coins to honor Korean emigration to the United States was introduced Oct. 12 in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Robert E. Andrews of New Jersey.
Sen. Arlen Spector, D-Pa., introduced a bill on Feb. 11 to require the Treasury secretary to strike commemorative coinage recalling the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg in 2013 and the address that President Abraham Lincoln made famous.
Establishment of a Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission with a $1 commemorative coin produced from February 2010 to February 2011 is one of the requests before Congress.
Legislation that passed the House June 10 to strike a silver dollar commemorative coin benefitting the National Infantry museum in Georgia was given an attentive boost during the Congressional summer recess when both of the state’s Republican senators toured the site in mid-August.
Legislation calling for a commemorative coin program in 2016 honoring the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, was introduced May 10 in the U.S. Senate by Ohio senator Rob Portman.
