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 commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower.
Oct. o, 19oo [S. 2789]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Dwight David SECTION 1, SHORT TITLE.
Eisenhower Commemorative
This Act may be cited as the "Dwight David Eisenhower Commemorative Coin Act of 1988".
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SEC. 2. DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER COMMEMORATIVE COINS.
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(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 "Liberty", "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 Eisenhower 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.
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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. (a) UNCIRCULATED AND PROOF QUALITIES.—The Secretary may
mint and issue the coins referred to in section 1(a) in uncirculated and proof qualities.
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