Coin Legislation Update: H.R. 4684 Passes House and Senate

H.R. 4684: national September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010 passed the House on July 20, 2010 and passed the Senate on July 22, 2010. The bill now awaits the President’s signature.

The bill seeks the production and issuance of commemorative medals struck in one ounce of silver for the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The bill was originally introduced on February 24, 2010 by Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York.

If signed into law, up to 2 million of the silver medals would be produced by the Secretary of the Treasury. The bill requests that the medals be minted half at the Philadelphia Mint and half at the West Point Mint. The medals would be issued beginning January 1, 2011, with production to conclude by December 31, 2012.