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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6534 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and 

celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2010 

Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. ADLER

of New Jersey, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. ARCURI, Mr. BACA, Mr. BERRY, Mr. 

BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. BOCCIERI, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. CHANDLER, Ms. 

CLARKE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. 

CROWLEY, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. 

DONNELLY of Indiana, Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. 

FARR, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GORDON of Tennessee, Mr. GENE

GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HALL of New York, Mrs. 

HALVORSON, Mr. HARE, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. 

HERSETH SANDLIN, Mr. BARTLETT, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BILBRAY, Mrs. 

BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, 

Mr. BUYER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CAO, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. 

COBLE, Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. COLE, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. DENT, 

Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Ms. FOXX, Mr. 

FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, 

Mr. GERLACH, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, 

Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. HERGER, Mr. KING of New York, 

Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. KLINE of Minnesota, Mr. 

LAMBORN, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. LOBIONDO, 

Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. HILL, Mr. HODES, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. 

HOLT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. KILROY, Mr. KIND, Mr. 

KRATOVIL, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. LUJA ́N, Mr. 

MAFFEI, Mrs. MALONEY, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. 

MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. 

MCMAHON, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, 

Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, Mr. PATRICK J. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, 

Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts, Mr. NYE, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. 

OWENS, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. PERRIELLO, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. 

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ARDSON, Mr. ROSS, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, 

Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. 

MCCOTTER, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. MICA, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. 

MILLER of Florida, Mr. TIM MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. PAULSEN, 

Mr. PETRI, Mr. PITTS, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. 

REICHERT, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. 

SCHOCK, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. SMITH of New 

Jersey, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TIAHRT, 

Mr. TIBERI, Mr. TURNER, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. WAMP, Mr. 

WITTMAN, Mr. SCHAUER, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. 

SERRANO, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SHULER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SPEIER, 

Mr. STUPAK, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. TEAGUE, Mr. THOMPSON

of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TONKO, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. 

VAN HOLLEN, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. WALZ, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WEINER, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. YARMUTH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for 

a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 

consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball 

Hall of Fame. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Baseball Hall 

5 of Fame Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) On June 12, 1939, the National Baseball 

9 Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cooperstown, 


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1 New York. Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy 

2 Mathewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner com3 prised the inaugural class of inductees. This class 

4 set the standard for all future inductees. Since 

5 1939, just one percent of all Major League Baseball 

6 players have earned induction into the National 

7 Baseball Hall of Fame. 

8 (2) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 

9 Museum is dedicated to preserving history, honoring 

10 excellence, and connecting generations through the 

11 rich history of our national pastime. Baseball has 

12 mirrored our nation’s history since the Civil War, 

13 and is now an integral part of our nation’s heritage. 

14 (3) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 

15 Museum chronicles the history of our national pas16 time and houses the world’s largest collection of 

17 baseball artifacts, including more than 38,000 3 di18 mensional artifacts, 3,000,000 documents, 500,000 

19 photographs, and 12,000 hours of recorded media. 

20 This collection ensures that baseball history and its 

21 unique connection to American history will be pre22 served and recounted for future generations. 

23 (4) Since its opening in 1939, more than 

24 14,000,000 baseball fans have visited the National 

25 Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to learn about 


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1 the history of our national pastime and the game’s 

2 connection to the American experience. 

3 (5) The National Baseball Hall of Fame and 

4 Museum is an educational institution, reaching 

5 10,000,000 Americans annually. Utilizing video con6 ference technology, students and teachers participate 

7 in interactive lessons led by educators from the Na8 tional Baseball Hall of Fame Museum. These award9 winning educational programs draw upon the won10 ders of baseball to reach students in classrooms na11 tionwide. Each educational program uses baseball as 

12 a lens for teaching young Americans important les13 sons on an array of topics, including mathematics, 

14 geography, civil rights, women’s history, economics, 

15 industrial technology, arts, and communication. 

16 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

17 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 

18 of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Secretary of 

19 the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec20 retary’’) shall mint and issue the following coins: 

21 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 

22 coins, which shall— 

23 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

24 (B) have diameter of 0.850 inches; and 


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1 (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 

2 alloy. 

3 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 

4 $1 coins, which shall— 

5 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

6 (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

7 (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 per8 cent copper. 

9 (3) HALF DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 

10 than 750,000 half dollar coins which shall— 

11 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

12 (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 

13 (C) be minted to the specifications for half 

14 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

15 31, United States Code. 

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.—For purposes of sections 

20 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

21 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis22 matic items. 

23 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con24 gress that coins minted under this Act should be produced 

25 in a domed fashion similar to the 2009 International Year 


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1 of Astronomy coins issued by Monnaie de Paris, the 

2 French Mint, and that if it is impractical to produce all 

3 coins minted under this Act in such fashion, at a minimum 

4 the proof versions of the coins minted in gold and silver 

5 should be minted in such fashion. 

6 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

7 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

9 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 

10 game of baseball and of its place in American sports 

11 and the American way of life. 

12 (2) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

13 each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 

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

15 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2015’’; and 

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

17 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer18 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

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

20 under this Act shall be— 

21 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

22 with the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the 

23 Commission of Fine Arts and in accordance with 

24 subparagraph (c); and 


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1 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

2 Committee. 

3 (c) OBVERSE DESIGN COMPETITION.—The Secretary 

4 shall hold a competition and provide compensation for its 

5 winner to design the obverse of the coins minted under 

6 this Act. The competition shall be held in the following 

7 manner: 

8 (1) The competition shall be judged by an ex9 pert jury chaired by the Secretary and consisting of 

10 3 members from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Com11 mittee who shall be elected by such Committee and 

12 3 members from the Commission of Fine Arts who 

13 shall be elected by such Commission. 

14 (2) The Secretary shall determine compensation 

15 for the winning design, which shall be not less than 

16 $5,000. 

17 (3) The Secretary may not accept a design for 

18 the competition unless a plaster model accompanies 

19 the design. 

20 (d) REVERSE DESIGN.—The design on the reverse of 

21 the coins minted under this Act shall depict a baseball 

22 similar to those used by Major League Baseball. 

23 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

25 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 


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1 (b) MINT FACILITIES.—Any facility of the United 

2 States Mint may be used to strike uncirculated and half3 dollar coins, but only the United States Mint facility at 

4 West Point, New York, may be used to strike coins in 

5 proof quality. 

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

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

8 period beginning on January 1, 2015. 

9 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

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

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

12 of— 

13 (1) the face value of the coins; 

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

15 respect to such coins; and 

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

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

18 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

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

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

21 discount. 

22 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

24 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

25 before the issuance of such coins. 


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1 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre2 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea3 sonable discount. 

4 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 

6 this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 

7 (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 

8 (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 

9 (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dol10 lar coin. 

11 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 

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

13 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 

14 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 

15 Baseball Hall of Fame to help finance its operations. 

16 (c) AUDITS.—The National Baseball Hall of Fame 

17 shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 

18 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard 

19 to the amounts received under subsection (b). 

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

21 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

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

23 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

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1 memorative coin program issuance limitation under sec2 tion 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in ef3 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec4 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 

5 this subsection. 

6 SEC. 8. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 

7 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

8 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

9 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

10 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

11 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

12 by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 

13 House of Representatives, provided that such statement 

14 has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 

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