I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4104 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and 
celebration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2012 
Mr. RENACCI 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 recognition and celebration of the Pro Football Hall 
of Fame. 
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 ‘‘Pro Football Hall of 
Fame Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s mission 
is— 
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(A) to honor individuals who have made 
outstanding contributions to professional foot-
ball; 
(B) to preserve professional football’s his-
toric documents and artifacts; 
(C) to educate the public regarding the ori-
gin, development, and growth of professional 
football as an important part of American cul-
ture; and 
(D) to promote the positive values of the 
sport. 
(2) The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its 
doors on September 7, 1963. On that day a charter 
class of 17 players, coaches, and contributors were 
enshrined. Among the group were such legends as 
Sammy Baugh, Red Grange, George Halas, Don 
Hutson, Bronko 
Nagurski, 
and 
Jim 
Thorpe. 
Through 2012, there are 273 members who have 
been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 
Three distinct iconic symbols represent an individ-
ual’s membership in the Hall of Fame: a bronze 
bust, a Hall of Fame gold jacket, and a Hall of 
Fame ring. 
(3) The Pro Football Hall of Fame has wel-
comed nearly 9 million visitors from around the 
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world since opening in 1963. The museum has 
grown from its original 19,000-square-foot building 
to an 118,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility as 
result of expansions in 1971, 1978, 1995, and most 
recently in 2011–2013. In addition, major exhibit 
renovations have been completed in 2003, 2008, and 
2009. 
(4) The Pro Football Hall of Fame houses the 
world’s largest collection on professional football. In-
cluded in the museum’s vast collection are more 
than 20,000 three-dimensional artifacts and more 
than 20 million pages of documents including nearly 
3,000,000 photographic images. 
(5) The Pro Football Hall of Fame reaches a 
world-wide audience of nearly 15,000,000 people an-
nually through visitors to the museum, participants 
in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrine-
ment Festival, three nationally televised events, the 
Hall of Fame’s Web site, social media outlets, spe-
cial events across the country, and through the mu-
seum’s Educational Outreach videoconferencing pro-
grams. 
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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: 
(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 90 percent gold and 10 percent 
alloy. 
(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 90 percent silver and 10 per-
cent copper. 
(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. 
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