Coin LawsEnacted Legislation for United States Coins

Cincinnati Music Center Commemorative Coin

To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Cincinnati, Ohio, as a center of music, and its contribution to the art of music for the past fifty years.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary in 1936 of the city of Cincinnati, Ohio, as a center of music, and to commemorate Cincinnati’s contribution to the art of music in the United States for the past fifty years… Continue reading →

Wisconsin Territorial Centennial Commemorative Coin

To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Territorial Government of Wisconsin, and to assist in the celebration of the Wisconsin Centennial during the year of 1936. Continue reading →

Cleveland Great Lakes Exposition Commemorative Coin

To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the centennial celebration of Cleveland, Ohio, to be known as the Great Lakes Exposition.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in commemoration of the centennial anniversary in 1936 of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, to be known as the Great Lakes Exposition, and to commemorate Cleveland’s contribution to the industrial progress of the United States for the past one hundred years… Continue reading →

Senator Joseph T. Robinson Arkansas Commemorative Coin

Providing for a change in the design of the 50-cent pieces authorized to be coined in commemoration of the one-hundredth anniversary of the admission of the State of Arkansas into the Union.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, is authorized and directed to provide for one additional design… Continue reading →

Cabeza de Vaca Expedition and Old Spanish Trail Commemorative Coin

To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in connection with the Cabeza de Vaca Expedition and the opening of the Old Spanish Trail.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to indicate the interest of the Government of the United States in commemorating the four hundredth anniversary of the Expedition of Cabeza de Vaca and the opening of the Old Spanish Trail… Continue reading →

San Diego California-Pacific International Exposition Commemorative Coin

To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in connection with the California-Pacific International Exposition to be held in San Diego, California, in 1936.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, to indicate the interest of the Government of the United States in the continuation of the California-Pacific International Exposition at San Diego, California, for the year 1936… Continue reading →

Hudson Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin

To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the city of Hudson, New York, and of the three hundredth anniversary of the founding of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, respectively.

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Daniel Boone Bicentennial Commemorative Coin

To authorize the Director of the Mint to supplement the approved design of the 50-cent piece commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Daniel Boone, the coinage of which was authorized by Act of the Seventy-third Congress (Public, Numbered 258, S. 3355).

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Arkansas Centennial Commemorative Coin

To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of the admission of the State of Arkansas into the Union.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in commemoration of one hundredth anniversary of the admission of the State of Arkansas into the Union…

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Connecticut Tercentenary Commemorative Coin

To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of the three-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Colony of Connecticut.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in commemoration of the three-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Colony of Connecticut… Continue reading →