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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4429 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the semiquincentennial anniversary of the establishment of the United 
States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2021 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. EVANS, Ms. SALA-
ZAR, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Ms. 
SCANLON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. TONKO, Ms. WILD, Mr. CARSON, Ms. 
DEAN, Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
HILL, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CARL, Mr. BACON, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Mr. RUSH, Mr. 
KHANNA, and Mr. WOMACK) 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 semiquincentennial anniversary 
of the establishment of the United States. 
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 ‘‘Semiquincentennial 
Commemorative Coin Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) July 4, 1776, was the date on which the 
unanimous declaration of the thirteen United States 
of America was passed, declaring the Nation as 
independent. 
(2) July 4, 2026, will mark the 250th anniver-
sary of us declaring our independence. 
(3) It is common practice to celebrate moments 
such as this in the history of our country through 
the minting of a commemorative coin. 
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 commemoration 
of the semiquincentennial anniversary of the establishment 
of the United States: 
(1) $25.00 
GOLD
COINS.—Not more than 
100,000 $25.00 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) $2.50 SILVER
COINS.—Not more than 
500,000 $2.50 coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 
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(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 
(3) 25-CENT
CLAD
COINS.—Not more than 
750,000 quarter dollar coins, which shall— 
(A) weigh 5.67 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 0.955 inches; and 
(C) be minted to the specifications for 
quarter dollar coins, contained in section 
5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. 
(4) PROOF SILVER $2.50 COINS.—The Secretary 
shall mint and issue not more than 100,000 proof 
silver $2.50 coins, each of which shall— 
(A) weigh 5 ounces; 
(B) have a diameter of 3 inches; and 
(C) contain .999 fine 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. 
(d) MINTAGE LIMIT EXCEPTION.—If the Secretary 
determines, based on independent, market based research 
conducted by the designated recipient organization identi-
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