September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coins Proposed
H.R. 3549: National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Coin Act of 2009
Summary: Proposal for commemorative coins to mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Up to 2,000,000 silver dollars would be produced in proof and uncirculated versions at two US Mint facilities.
Sponsor: Rep. Jerrold Nadler
Date Introduced: September 10, 2009
Current Status: Referred to Committee (September 10, 2009)
New legislation has been introduced which seeks to authorize commemorative coins for the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Surcharges from the sale of coins would be paid to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center to support its operations and maintenance. There are 51 cosponsors of the bill.
The bill would authorize up to 2,000,000 $1 silver coins to be issued in the year 2011. Each coin would weight 26.73 grams, with a diameter of 1.5 inches, and composition of 90% silver and 10% copper. The maximum authorized mintage is much higher than typical for recent commemorative silver dollars, but nonetheless the entire amount could probably sell out since they would be in high demand for the broader public.
The design of the coins would be emblematic of the courage, sacrifice, and strength of the individuals who perished in the attacks, the bravery of those who risked their lives to save others, and the endurance, resilience, and hope of those who survived.
Required inscriptions include the face value, year of issuance, “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, “United States of America”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and “Always Remember”.
The designs would be selected by the Secretary of the Treasury after consultation with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, the Commission of Fine Arts, and review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
Coins would be produced in proof and uncirculated versions. Two US Mint facilities may be used to strike the coins with a recommendation that half of the mintage be struck at Philadelphia and half at West Point.
