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109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2808
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the bicenntenial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2005
Mr. LAHOOD (for himself, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. EMAN-
UEL, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. BEAN, Mr. KIRK, Mr. COSTELLO, Mrs. 
BIGGERT, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. WELLER, 
Mr. EVANS, Mr. HYDE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. JOHNSON of 
Illinois, and Mr. GUTIERREZ) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the bicenntenial of the birth of 
Abraham Lincoln.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Abraham Lincoln Com-
memorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows:
(1) Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, was 
one of the Nation’s greatest leaders, demonstrating 
true courage during the Civil War, one of the great-
est crises in the Nation’s history. 
(2) Born of humble roots in present-day LaRue 
County, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809, Abraham 
Lincoln rose to the Presidency through a combina-
tion of honesty, integrity, intelligence, and commit-
ment to the United States. 
(3) With the belief that all men were created 
equal, Abraham Lincoln led the effort to free all 
slaves in the United States. 
(4) Abraham Lincoln had a generous heart, 
with malice toward none and with charity for all. 
(5) Abraham Lincoln gave the ultimate sacrifice 
for his country, dying from an assassin’s bullet on 
April 15, 1865. 
(6) The year 2009 will be the bicentennial anni-
versary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. 
(7) The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Com-
mission has been charged by Congress with planning 
the celebration of Lincoln’s bicentennial. 
(8) The proceeds from a commemorative coin 
will help fund the celebration and the continued 
study of the life of Lincoln.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins, 
which shall—
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 
copper. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 
title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the life 
and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. 
(2) DESIGNATION
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act there shall be—
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2009’’; and
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be—
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts and the Abraham 
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of the coins minted under this Act. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 
period beginning on January 1, 2009. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 
of—
(1) the face value of the coins;
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 
respect to such coins; and 
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 
discount. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 
before the issuance of such coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1), 
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Abraham 
Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to further the work of 
the Commission.
(c) AUDITS.—The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
Commission shall be subject to the audit requirements of 
section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code.
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