Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 118.djvu/1048

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118 STAT. 1018 PUBLIC LAW 108–289—AUG. 6, 2004 SEC. 2. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. (a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue the following coins: (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 100,000 5 dollar 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 dollar coins, which shall— (A) weigh 26.73 grams; (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and (C) 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. (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 numismatic items. SEC. 3. SOURCES OF BULLION. The Secretary shall obtain gold and silver for minting coins under this Act pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under other provisions of law. 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 settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in America. (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 ‘‘2007’’; 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— (A) the Jamestown 2007 Steering Committee, created by the Jamestown Yorktown Foundation of the Common wealth of Virginia; (B) the National Park Service; and (C) the Commission of Fine Arts; and (2) reviewed by the citizens advisory committee established under section 5135 of title 31, United States Code. 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 combination of denomination and quality of the coins minted under this Act. (c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may issue coins minted under this Act only during the period beginning on January 1, 2007, and ending on December 31, 2007.