(2) In 1948, Arnold Palmer enrolled at Wake 
Forest College and was the Tournament medalist at 
the NCAA Golf Championships in 1949 and 1950. 
Following a tragic death suffered by his close friend 
and classmate, Buddy Worsham, Arnold Palmer 
withdrew from Wake Forest College to pursue a 
three-year stint in the U.S. Coast Guard. 
(3) In 1951, Arnold Palmer attended United 
States Coast Guard recruit training at Cape May, 
New Jersey. There, he was assigned the role of 
physical fitness and self-defense instructor. He 
would go on to serve three years in the Coast Guard 
as a yeoman for Rear Admiral Roy L. Raney, Com-
mander of the 9th Coast Guard District Auxiliary in 
Cleveland, Ohio. 
(4) Arnold Palmer credited his successful golf 
career to his enlisted service, stating: ‘‘The knowl-
edge that I gained, the maturity that I gained in the 
Coast Guard was unbelievable . . . It matured me. 
It made me a better person’’. 
(5) On June 23, 2004, Arnold Palmer was the 
first golfer to be awarded the Presidential Medal of 
Freedom, and on September 12, 2012, Arnold Palm-
er was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal 
in the rotunda of the United States Capitol. He is 
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the first professional athlete to be awarded both the 
Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congres-
sional Gold Medal. 
(6) In his professional golf career, Arnold 
Palmer won 92 championships in professional com-
petition of national or international stature, 62 of 
which were on the Professional Golf Association 
Tour. Arnold Palmer received many honors outside 
the sporting world, including the Patriot Award of 
the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, the Gold-
en Plate Award of the American Academy of 
Achievement, and the United States Navy Memorial 
Lone Sailor Award. Arnold Palmer served for 20 
years as the honorary national chairman of the 
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. 
(7) On September 30, 2009, Congress author-
ized the Arnold Palmer Bronze Medal and it was 
presented to him on September 12, 2012. 
(8) Arnold Palmer, the son of a country club 
employee in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, brought golf to 
people around the world. Today, driven by the gen-
erosity of ‘‘Arnie’s Army’’, the Arnold & Winnie 
Palmer Foundation carries on a pioneering tradition 
of charity, service, and doing right by others. 
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(9) The Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation 
continues the Palmers’ mission to champion youth 
health and development. By continuing their efforts 
to ensure every child gets the opportunity to live a 
life well played—by supporting nature-focused well- 
being and character development through golf—the 
Palmer Foundation is committed to keeping the 
Palmer legacy at the forefront of the global con-
versation on golf and society at large. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue the following coins in recognition and 
celebration of Arnold Palmer: 
(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 
coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90-percent gold. 
(2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 
$1 coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90-percent silver. 
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(3) HALF-DOLLAR
CLAD
COINS.—Not more 
than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall— 
(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 
(C) be minted to the specifications for half- 
dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 
31, United States Code. 
(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 sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-
matic items. 
SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The designs for the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of Arnold 
Palmer and his life and accomplishments. At least 
one obverse design shall bear the image of Arnold 
Palmer. 
(2) DESIGNATIONS
AND
INSCRIPTIONS.—On 
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(A) a designation of the denomination of 
the coin; 
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(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2029’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(b) SELECTION.—The designs for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation and 
Commission of the Fine Arts; 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) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins minted under this Act only during the calendar 
year beginning on January 1, 2029. 
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price based upon the 
sum of— 
(1) the face value of the coins; 
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 
respect to such coins; and 
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