109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2808

AN ACT

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of 

Abraham Lincoln.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Abraham Lincoln Com3 memorative Coin Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 The Congress finds as follows: 

6 (1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was 

7 one of the Nation’s greatest leaders, demonstrating 

8 true courage during the Civil War, one of the great9 est crises in the Nation’s history. 

10 (2) Born of humble roots in present-day LaRue 

11 County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809, Abraham 

12 Lincoln rose to the Presidency through a combina13 tion of honesty, integrity, intelligence, and commit14 ment to the United States. 

15 (3) With the belief that all men were created 

16 equal, Abraham Lincoln led the effort to free all 

17 slaves in the United States. 

18 (4) Abraham Lincoln had a generous heart, 

19 with malice toward none and with charity for all. 

20 (5) Abraham Lincoln gave the ultimate sacrifice 

21 for his country, dying from an assassin’s bullet on 

22 April 15, 1865. 

23 (6) The year 2009 will be the bicentennial anni24 versary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. 
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1 (7) The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Com2 mission has been charged by Congress with planning 

3 the celebration of Lincoln’s bicentennial. 

4 (8) The proceeds from a commemorative coin 

5 will help fund the celebration and the continued 

6 study of the life of Lincoln. 

7 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

8 (a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas9 ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 

10 shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins, 

11 which shall—

12 (1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

13 (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

14 (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

15 copper. 

16 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 

17 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 

18 title 31, United States Code. 

19 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—All coins minted under this 

20 Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

21 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

22 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins 

24 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the life 

25 and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. 
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1 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

2 each coin minted under this Act there shall be—

3 (A) a designation of the value of the coin; 

4 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2009’’; and 

5 (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

6 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer7 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

8 (b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 

9 under this Act shall be—

10 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

11 with the Commission of Fine Arts and the Abraham 

12 Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; and 

13 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

14 Committee. 

15 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

16 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 

17 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

18 (b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 

19 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

20 of the coins minted under this Act. 

21 (c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 

22 issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 

23 period beginning on January 1, 2009. 
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1 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

2 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 

3 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 

4 of—

5 (1) the face value of the coins; 

6 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 

7 respect to such coins; and 

8 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 

9 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 

10 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

11 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 

12 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 

13 discount. 

14 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.—

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 

16 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

17 before the issuance of such coins. 

18 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre19 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea20 sonable discount. 

21 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 

23 Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 

24 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1), 

25 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 

26 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
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1 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Abraham 

2 Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to further the work of 

3 the Commission. 

4 (c) AUDITS.—The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 

5 Commission shall be subject to the audit requirements of 

6 section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code. 

7 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

8 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

9 under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 

10 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

11 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro12 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 

13 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 

14 section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in 

15 effect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec16 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 

17 this subsection. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 6, 

2006. 

Attest:

Clerk. 

109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2808

AN ACT

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 

the birth of Abraham Lincoln.coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of