Mother’s Day Commemorative Silver Dollars Proposed

For the second straight year in the U.S. Senate, a bill has been introduced that seeks to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mother’s Day with up to 400,000 silver dollar coins.

The bill, entitled Mother’s Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act, S.1012, would have the United States Mint issue proof and uncirculated coins in 2014 that are "emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson’s proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day."

Sen. Jay Rockefeller submitted the legislation and it contains virtually identical language to the prior bill (S. 2883), which died at the conclusion of the 110th Congress. (Ironically, a companion version (H.R. 2268) managed to pass in the House, but never made it through the Senate.) Read the rest of this entry »