H. R. 2808
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 
bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Abraham Lincoln Commemorative 
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 greatest 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 combination of honesty, integrity, 
intelligence, and commitment 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 anniversary 
of the birth of Abraham Lincoln. 
(7) The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission 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 Treasury (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.
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(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—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 America’’, 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 prepaid orders 
under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable 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.
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(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. 
(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge 
may be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of 
any coin during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, 
the issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemora-
tive coin programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 
2 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under section 
5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in effect on the 
date of the enactment of this Act). The Secretary of the Treasury 
may issue guidance to carry out this subsection.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.