US Battlefields Commemorative Coins Proposed

New legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday that would authorize the US Mint to strike gold, silver and clad coins "in commemoration of the battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812."

This legislation is a shining example of the phrase: "If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again…" While the bill has sported different numerical designations and coin issue dates, its language has been around since the 108th Congress (2004) to today’s 111 Congress.

Ushered in again by Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ] with the cosponsor support of seven colleagues, the legislation, H.R. 2001, is entitled as the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefields Commemorative Coin Act of 2009. Read the rest of this entry »