Gettysburg Campaign Commemorative Coins Proposed

Newly introduced legislation seeks to commemorate the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania, the Battle of Gettysburg, and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address with proof and uncirculated 50-cent clad, $1 silver and $5 gold coins.

Rep. Todd Platts of Pennsylvania and Rep. Steve Israel of New York introduced on Monday the 1863 Gettysburg Campaign Act, H.R. 2123, which would authorize the United States Mint to issue up to 750,000 clad, 500,000 silver and 100,000 gold coins. The coins would be minted in 2013, which is the 150th anniversary of the battle and Lincoln’s speech at the National Cemetery in Gettysburg.

The design for each coin would be "emblematic of the history and memory of the Gettysburg campaign and President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address." Read the rest of this entry »