Ill STAT. 2536 PUBLIC LAW 105-124—DEC. 1, 1997 "(5) TREATMENT AS NUMISMATIC ITEMS. —For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136, all coins minted under this subsection shall be considered to be numismatic items. "(6) ISSUANCE. — "(A) QUALITY OF COINS.— The Secretary may mint and issue such number of quarter dollars of each design selected under paragraph (4) in uncirculated and proof qualities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. "(B) SILVER COINS. —Notwithstanding subsection (b), the Secretary may mint and issue such number of quarter dollars of each design selected under paragraph (4) as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, with a content of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. "(C) SOURCES OF BULLION.—The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins under subparagraph (B) from available resources, including stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act. " (7) APPLICATION IN EVENT OF THE ADMISSION OF ADDI- TIONAL STATES. —I f any additional State is admitted into the Union before the end of the 10-year period referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury may issue quarter dollar coins, in accordance with this subsection, with a design which is emblematic of such State during any 1 year of such 10-year period, in addition to the quarter dollar coins issued during such year in accordance with paragraph (3)(A).". United States $1 SEC. 4. UNITED STATES DOLLAR COINS. 31 USC 5101 (a) SHORT TITLE.— This section may be cited as the "United note. States $1 Coin Act of 1997". (b) WEIGHT.—Section 5112(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking "and weighs 8.1 grams". (c) COLOR AND CONTENT. —Section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking "dollar,"; and (2) by inserting after the fourth sentence the following: "The dollar coin shall be golden in color, have a distinctive edge, have tactile and visual features that make the denomination of the coin readily discernible, be minted and fabricated in the United States, and have similar metallic, anti-counterfeiting properties as United States coinage in circulation on the date of enactment of the United States $1 Coin Act of 1997.". (d) DESIGN.—Section 5112(d)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the fifth and sixth sentences and inserting the following: "The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Congress, shall select appropriate designs for the obverse and reverse sides of the dollar coin.". 31 USC 5112 (e) PRODUCTION OF NEW DOLLAR COINS.— note. (1) IN GENERAL.— Upon the depletion of the Government's supply (as of the date of enactment of this Act) of $1 coins bearing the likeness • of Susan B. Anthony, the Secretary of the Treasury shall place into circulation $1 coins that comply with the requirements of subsections (b) and (d)(1) of section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by this section. (2) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO CONTINUE PRODUCTION.— If the supply of $1 coins bearing the likeness of Susan B. Anthony is depleted before production has begun of $1 coins
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