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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3757 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the centennial of the minting of the Morgan dollar and the Peace dollar. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2019 
Mr. CLEAVER (for himself and Mr. BARR) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the centennial of the minting of 
the Morgan dollar and the Peace dollar. 
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 ‘‘1921 Silver Dollar 
Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States of America entered the 
First World War when it declared war against Ger-
many on April 6, 1917. 
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(2) The armed hostilities ceased on November 
11, 1918, the ‘‘11th hour of the 11th day of the 
11th month’’. 
(3) The First World War effectively ended on 
June 28, 1919, with the Treaty of Versailles, but 
the United States Senate failed to ratify that treaty 
and later ratified a peace agreement with Germany 
on October 21, 1921. 
(4) Over 4,700,000 American military per-
sonnel served during the First World War with 
116,516 sacrificing their lives for freedom and an-
other 204,002 wounded. 
(5) In December 1921, the Peace silver dollar 
(in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Peace dollar’’) was 
approved by Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, re-
placing the Morgan silver dollar (in this Act referred 
to as the ‘‘Morgan dollar’’) and commemorating the 
declaration of peace between the United States and 
the Imperial German government. 
(6) The Peace dollar was designed by Anthony 
de Francisci with the Goddess of Liberty on the ob-
verse and a bald eagle clutching the olive branch (a 
symbol of peace) on the reverse. The Peace dollars 
were minted between 1921–1935. 
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commemoration of the Morgan dollar and the Peace dol-
lar, each of which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 
(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. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The designs of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be representative of ei-
ther the Morgan dollar or the Peace dollar. 
(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 ‘‘2021’’; and 
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
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(b) SELECTION.—The designs for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 
with the Commission of 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) MINT FACILITY.—Notwithstanding section 5131 
of title 31, United States Code, it is the sense of Congress 
that if the Secretary determines it to be feasible and cost 
effective, the Secretary may mint some of the coins minted 
under this Act at the Nevada State Museum (formerly a 
United States Mint facility) located in Carson City, Ne-
vada. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the 1-year period 
beginning on January 1, 2021. 
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; 
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(2) the surcharge described in section 7 with re-
spect to the 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 date on which the coins are issued. 
(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) of 
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 as follows: 
(1) Forty percent of all surcharges shall be paid 
to the American Numismatic Association for the 
purpose of numismatic educational activities. 
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(2) Forty percent of all surcharges shall be paid 
to the National World War I Museum and Memorial 
in Kansas City, Missouri, for the purposes of edu-
cation and commemoration activities relating to 
World War I and its enduring impact. 
(3) Twenty percent of all surcharges shall be 
paid to the Nevada State Museum (formerly a 
United States Mint facility) located in Carson City, 
Nevada, for the purposes of— 
(A) supporting the preservation of the his-
toric features of the museum relating to the 
United States Mint; 
(B) designing interpretive programs that 
connect visitors to the significance of minting in 
the United States, the Comstock Lode, and the 
American West; and 
(C) to support the activities of the Nevada 
Division of Museums and History. 
(c) AUDITS.—The entities described under subsection 
(b) shall be subject to the audit requirements under sec-
tion 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with re-
spect to the amounts received under such subsection. 
(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 
of any coin under this Act during a calendar year if, on 
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the date of the issuance, the issuance of the coin would 
result in the number of commemorative coin programs 
issued during that year to exceed the limitation under sec-
tion 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
Except with respect to extraordinary costs associated 
with compliance with section 5(b), the Secretary shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to ensure that— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 
shall result in no net cost to the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
may be disbursed to any recipient designated in sec-
tion 7 until the total cost of designing and issuing 
all of the coins authorized by this Act (including 
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the 
United States Treasury, consistent with sections 
5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
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