Dwight David Eisenhower Commemorative Coin Act of 1988
PL 100-467 (S.2789), enacted 10/03/1988

PUBLIC LAW 100-467—OCT. 3, 1988 
102 STAT. 2275 
Public Law 100-467 
100th Congress 
An Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar coins in 
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commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower. 
[S. 2789] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Dwight David 
Eisenhower 
SECTION 1, SHORT TITLE. 
Commemorative 
This Act may be cited as the "Dwight David Eisenhower 
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Commemorative Coin Act of 1988". 
note. 
SEC. 2. DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER COMMEMORATIVE COINS. 
31 USC 5112 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the 
Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") 
shall mint and issue one-dollar coins in commemoration of the one 
hundredth anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower. 
(h) LIMITATION ON THE NUMBER OF COINS.—The Secretary may not 
mint more than four million of the coins referred to in subsection 
(a). 
(c) SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN OF COINS.—Each coin referred to in 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; 
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper; 
(4) designate the value of such coin; 
(5) have an inscription of— 
(A) the year ^^1990"; and 
(B) the words "Libertv", "In God We Trust", "United 
States of America", and E Pluribus Unum"; 
(6) have the likeness of Dwight David Eisenhower on the 
obverse side of such coin; and 
(7) have an illustration of the home of Dwight David Eisen-
hower located in the Gettysburg National Historic Site on the 
reverse side of such coin. 
(d) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5132(a)(1) of title 
31, United States Code, the coins referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be considered to be numismatic items. 
(e) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
legal tender as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION. 
31 USC 5112 
The Secretary shall obtain silver for the coins referred to in ^° ' 
section 1(a) only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and 
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.). 
SEC. 4. MINTING AND ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
31 USC 5112 
(a) UNCIRCULATED AND PROOF QUALITIES.—The Secretary may 
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mint and issue the coins referred to in section 1(a) in uncirculated 
and proof qualities. 
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OJ) USE OF THE UNITED STATES MINT.—The Secretary may not use 
more than 1 facility of the United States Mint to strike each such 
quality of the coins referred to in section 1(a). 
(c) COMMENCEMENT OF AUTHORITY TO SELL COINS.—The Secretary 
may begin selling the coins referred to in section 1(a) on January 1, 
1990. 
(d) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO MINT COINS.—The Secretary 
may not mint the coins referred to in section 1(a) after December 31, 
1990. 
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SEC. 5. SALE OF COINS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), and notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary shall sell the 
coins referred to in section 1(a) at a price equal to— 
(1) the face value of such coins; and 
(2) the cost of designing, minting, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses. 
(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make any bulk sales of the 
coins referred to in section 1(a) at a reasonable discount to reflect 
the lower costs of such sales. 
(c) PREPAID ORDERS.—Before January 1, 1990, the Secretary shall 
accept prepaid orders for the coins referred to in section 1(a). The 
Secretary shall make sales with respect to such prepaid orders at a 
reasonable discount to reflect the benefit to the Federal Government 
of prepayment. 
(d) SURCHARGES.—The Secretary shall include a surcharge of $7 
per coin on all sales of the coins referred to in section 1(a). 
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SEC. 6. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
(a) No NET COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.—The Secretary shall take 
such actions as may be necessary to ensure that the minting and 
issuance of the coins referred to in section 1(a) shall result in no net 
costs to the Federal Government. 
(b) PAYMENT FOR THE COINS.—The Secretary may not sell a coin 
referred to in section 1(a) unless the Secretary has received— 
(1) full payment for such coin; 
(2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the 
Federal Government for full payment; or 
(3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the Secretary 
from a depository institution whose deposits are insured by the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Savings 
and Loan Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union 
Administration Board. 
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SEC. 7. PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), no provi-
sion of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be 
applicable to the procurement of goods or services necessary for 
carrying out the provisions of this Act. 
(b) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.— Subsection (a) shall not 
apply with respect to any law relating to equal employment 
opportunity. 
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SEC. 8. REDUCTION OF FEDERAL DEBT. 
31 USC 5112 
The Secretary shall deposit in the general fund of the Treasury '^°*®' 
for the purpose of reducing the Federal debt an amount equal to the 
amount of all surcharges that are received by the Secretary from 
the sale of the coins referred to in section 1(a). 
Approved October 3, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2789 (H.R. 3654): 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 134 (1988): 
Sept. 14, considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 16, H.R. 3654 considered and passed House; proceedings vacated and 
S. 2789 passed in lieu.