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134 STAT. 4879
PUBLIC LAW 116–286—JAN. 5, 2021
Public Law 116–286
116th Congress
An Act
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to honor the 100th anniversary of comple-
tion of coinage of the ‘‘Morgan Dollar’’ and the 100th anniversary of commencement
of coinage of the ‘‘Peace Dollar’’, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniver-
sary Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that following:
(1) In December 1921, the Peace silver dollar was approved
by Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, replacing the Morgan
silver dollar and commemorating the declaration of peace
between the United States and the Imperial German govern-
ment.
(2) The Peace silver dollar was minted in Philadelphia,
Denver and San Francisco. The Morgan silver dollar was
minted at Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco, Carson City,
and New Orleans.
(3) The Peace silver dollar was designed by Anthony de
Francisci with the Goddess of Liberty on the obverse and a
bald eagle clutching the olive branch (a symbol of peace) on
the reverse. The Peace silver dollars were minted between
1921 to 1935.
(4) The Morgan silver dollar was designed by George T.
Morgan and was minted from 1878 to 1904, and again in
1921. The obverse depicts a profile portrait of Lady Liberty
and on the reverse, a heraldic eagle.
(5) The conversion from the Morgan silver dollar to the
Peace silver dollar design in 1921 reflected a pivotal moment
in American history. The Morgan silver dollar represents the
country’s westward expansion and industrial development in
the late 19th century. The Peace silver dollar symbolizes the
country’s coming of age as an international power while recog-
nizing the sacrifices made by her citizens in World War I
and celebrating the victory and peace that ensued.
(6) These iconic silver dollars with vastly different represen-
tations of Lady Liberty and the American Eagle, reflect a
changing of the guard in 1921 in the United States and there-
fore on the 100th anniversary must begin to be minted again
to commemorate this significant evolution of American freedom.
1921 Silver
Dollar Coin
Anniversary Act.
31 USC 5112
note.
Jan. 5, 2021
[H.R. 6192]
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134 STAT. 4880
PUBLIC LAW 116–286—JAN. 5, 2021
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—The Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter
in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue
$1 coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of completion
of coinage of the Morgan dollar and the 100th anniversary of
commencement of coinage of the Peace dollar, each of which shall—
(1) weigh 26.73 grams;
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches;
(3) contain not less than 90 percent silver; and
(4) have a reeded edge.
(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. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The designs of the coins minted under
this Act shall honor either the Morgan dollar or the Peace
dollar, as follows—
(A) MORGAN DOLLAR.—The coins honoring the 100th
anniversary of completion of coinage of the Morgan dollar
shall have an obverse design and a reverse design that
are renditions of the designs historically used on the
obverse and reverse of the Morgan dollar.
(B) PEACE
DOLLAR.—The coins honoring the 100th
anniversary of commencement of coinage of the Peace dollar
shall have an obverse design and a reverse design that
are renditions of the designs historically used on the
obverse and reverse of the Peace dollar.
(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 of minting or issuance;
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 the
Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
The Secretary may issue coins minted under this Act beginning
on January 1, 2021.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act shall be
sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of—
(1) the face value of the coins; and
(2) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
marketing, and shipping).
Effective date.
Review.
Consultation.
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134 STAT. 4881
PUBLIC LAW 116–286—JAN. 5, 2021
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6192:
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020):
Sept. 22, considered and passed House.
Dec. 17, considered and passed Senate.
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(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary may make bulk sales of the
coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.
The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions as may
be necessary to ensure that the minting and issuing of coins under
the Act will not result in any net cost to the United States Govern-
ment.
SEC. 8. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined
by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of
PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the
Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Com-
mittee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior
to the vote on passage.
Approved January 5, 2021.
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