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Disabled Vets commemorative coin law praised in Congress - Coin News
Jul 22 at 9:09pm
President Bush made the American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act law with his signature last week. With that, a small mention of its passage in the mainstream media would be expected. But not so. Articles are sparse.
The new law (Public Law No: 110-277) will have the U.S. Mint issue up to 350,000 silver dollar coins in 2010 commemorating disabled American Veterans. $10 surcharges for each coin are to help build an American Veterans’ Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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NASA coin bill passed House twice - CoinNews
Jul 21 at 10:10pm
The House of Representatives passed commemorative coin legislation Tuesday that would issue silver and gold coins honoring NASA’s 50th anniversary this year. The legislation, H.R. 6455, was introduced and passed swiftly in five days.
Praiseworthy speed? Perhaps not… Consider first that H.R. 6455 is nearly identical to H.R. 2750, which the House had already passed in 2007. And for all practical purposes, it’s identical to the Senate’s June passage of S. 2159.
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Barrasso supports National Park Quarters
Jul 20 at 10:10pm
The National Parks Quarter bill first appeared in the House of Representatives when Rep. Mike Castle introduced it on June 4, 2008. On June 26, Senator John Barrasso brought a similar measure (S.3214) before the Senate, showing his support for park and site coins.
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Disabled vets coin bill signed into law - CoinNews
Jul 19 at 12:12am
President Bush today signed legislation that will honor disabled Veterans with commemorative silver dollar coins for 2010.
The designs of the coins are to be “emblematic of the service of our disabled veterans who, having survived the ordeal of war, made enormous personal sacrifices defending the principles of our democracy.”
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House passes Park Quarters bill, next steps - National Park Quarters
Jul 16 at 8:08pm
The National Park Quarter bill will create at least 56 newly designed quarters over a ten-year period for national parks and sites in each state, D.C. and U.S. Territory. The bill (H.R.6184) passed in the U.S. House on July 9, 2008 opening the door for its next steps.
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Coin News Asks Some Good Questions - Coin Man
Jul 16 at 8:08pm
There was an article posted to Coin News yesterday asking a good question, “Should the Senate follow suit [and pass the National Parks Quarter Dollar Bill]?”
Other good questions are posited. I will give my spin on them in order to become one of those who would get mad if this became law.
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National Park Quarters Pass House, Should the Senate Follow? - CoinNews
Jul 16 at 8:08pm
Legislation for circulated, uncirculated, proof and silver dollar coins commemorating national parks and sites flew through the House of Representatives in five weeks and ended with a unanimous “yes” vote July 9.
The House has been ablaze with coin talk this year, handling nearly 20 coin bills. Is their coin fervor resulting from the will/desires of people? And, will it carry over to the slower Senate?
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Parks quarter bill passes House - CoinNews
Jul 13 at 9:09pm
America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 (H.R. 6184) sailed through the House easily yesterday with 419 members voting “Yes”, and 0 voting “No”.
H.R. 6184 would authorize the United States Mint to make changes to the design of the quarter-dollar coin to feature one national park or other national site in each state, the District of Columbia, and each territory beginning in 2010.
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National park quarter legislation moving forward - CoinNews
Jul 8 at 9:09pm
The call for national park quarters grew louder with progress in the House and introduction in the Senate.
The joint quarter-dollar legislation seeks to: “provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.”
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Girl Scouts centennial coin legislation, H.R. 6404
Jul 7 at 9:09pm
Should a newly introduced House bill become law, 350,000 silver $1 coins will be issued in 2011 commemorating the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Rep. Jack Kingston introduced the Girl Scouts commemorative coin legislation last week, but it’s taken a full seven days for details to emerge.
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Congress puts planets on commemoratives - Numismatic News
Jul 1 at 5:05pm
Nine silver dollars and a gold one-ounce $50 coin are called for in legislation seeking to honor the golden anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, known universally by its NASA initials.
There are two measures that originated in different houses of Congress. Senate Bill 2159 passed with amendments on June 19, while another measure, H.R. 250, passed the House last year.
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Girl Scouts silver $1 coin introduced in H.R. 6404
Jun 29 at 1:01pm
U.S. Representative Jack Kingston introduced coin legislation Thursday, June 26, seeking a silver dollar coin commemorating “the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.”
The coin bill is officially named H.R. 6404. It’s so freshly new that the Government Printing Office (GPO) has not yet had the chance to enter the text of the legislation into their system.
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NASA Silver and Gold Coin Legislation Moves Forward - CoinNews
Jun 23 at 6:06pm
Coin legislation entitled NASA 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (S. 2159) should receive the President’s signature in short order.
The Senate unanimously passed the act on Thursday, June 19, which follows unanimous passage by the House for the same named bill on July 30, 2007. The legislation authorizes the United States Mint to issue…
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National Park Quarters Proposed - NumisMaster
Jun 19 at 9:09pm
Congress has a new coin program on its plate. Rep. Michael Castle, R-Del,. legislative founder of the statehood quarter program, joined forces with the ranking Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee to sponsor H.R. 6184, as an omnibus measure that, if passed, will change the way we look at our change.
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House Approves Disabled Veterans Coin Amendment, H.R. 634
Jun 19 at 9:09pm
The U.S. House of Representatives agreed Tuesday to a minor Senate Amendment for H.R. 634, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act. The coin legislation is nearly cemented for approval and signing by President Bush.
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Do We Need Another Quarter Series? - Coin Collector’s Blog
Jun 16 at 10:10pm
In a grand announcement, Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) announced that he introduced H.R. 6184, America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 that would change the reverse of the quarter dollar coins to be “emblematic of a national park or other historic site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.”
Castle, who authored the 50 State Commemorative Coin Act, noted that the program will make more than $6.2 billion in revenue, which will be $3.7 billion more than non-state quarters.
Note to Rep. Castle: ENOUGH!
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National Park State Quarter Series Comments - CoinNews
Jun 16 at 9:09pm
Coin legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week calling for the creation of another multi-year quarter series. The America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 (H.R. 6184) would try to draw on the success of the popular 50 States Quarters® Program by replication.
Starting in the year 2010, the bill would result in 5 new quarters per year that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, U.S. Territory and the District of Columbia.
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New state-by-state quarters could showcase national parks - Salt Lake Tribune
Jun 12 at 10:10pm
The ancient red rock arch, so emblematic of Utah’s wilderness, may grace the back of a quarter.
The congressman behind the popular state-themed quarters is now proposing a new batch of specialty coins honoring national parks and other historic sites from every state in the union. If passed, Utah’s five national parks would have to fight for the honor.
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Mother’s Day, the Infantry, and Disabled Veterans - Coin Collector’s Blog
Jun 12 at 10:10pm
What does Mother’s Day, the Infantry, and Disabled Veterans have in common? They all had bills passed on Tuesday for the issuing of commemorative coins in their honor.
Following the death of her mother in 1905, Anna Marie Jarvis devoted her life to establishing Mother’s Day as a national, then international holiday. Although there were some celebrations, there were no holidays to celebrate mom. With the financial help of famed clothing merchant John Wanamaker, West Virginia became the first state to recognize Mother’s Day as a holiday in 1910. On May 14, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a presidential proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
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Commemorative Mother’s Day, Army Infantry and Disabled Veterans Coin Legislation Moves Forward - CoinNews
Jun 12 at 10:10pm
The U.S. House of Representatives was a busy chamber Tuesday with members passing major coin legislation. There are more than a dozen bills under consideration this year. Two were given a thumbs up by House and moved to the Senate for consideration while a third bill passed the Senate and will soon await Presidential signing.
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