I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6221 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the Carson City Mint 150th anniversary, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 26, 2018 
Mr. AMODEI 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 Carson City Mint 150th anni-
versary, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Carson City Mint 
150th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Carson City Mint played an important 
role in the founding of the Great American West. 
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(2) Congress established the Carson City Mint 
in 1863 to serve the coinage needs brought on by 
the Comstock Lode during the silver rush in Ne-
vada. 
(3) The Carson City Mint was designed by Al-
fred Mullett, the supervising architect for the United 
States Department of the Treasury. 
(4) The brick used to construct the Carson City 
Mint was manufactured at the Adams Brick Works 
in Genoa, operated by the grandsons of John Quincy 
Adams. 
(5) The opening of the Carson City Mint was 
delayed due to the Civil War. 
(6) The Carson City Mint opened in December 
of 1869, and produced its first coins on February 
11, 1870. 
(7) Coins struck at the Carson City Mint were 
distinguished by the ‘‘CC’’ mint mark. 
(8) The Carson City Mint coined more than 
$49,000,000 of silver and gold. 
(9) The Carson City Mint ended coin produc-
tion in 1893, due to reduced mining of the Comstock 
Lode. 
(10) The Carson City Mint is listed on the Na-
tional Register of Historic Places. 
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SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, and in commemoration of the Carson 
City Mint’s 150th Anniversary, the Secretary of the 
Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall mint and issue the following coins: 
(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 
$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 500,000 
$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. 
(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. 
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SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins minted 
under this Act shall be emblematic of the Carson City 
Mint building, its importance to Nevada and the Nation’s 
history, and its 150th anniversary. 
(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin 
minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(1) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2020’’; and 
(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 
God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 
‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(c) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Nevada State Museum Dedicated Trust 
Fund; 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee; and 
(3) selected in a timely fashion, which allows 
for the minting of such coins to begin as quickly as 
possible. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
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