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![]() “With respect to the 5-ounce silver bullion coins that the Secretary is authorized to strike and make available for sale under the CCCRA, the law requires only that they feature the designs of the quarter dollars and half dollars issued under the authority of the Act (unlike the ATB silver bullion coins, that they need not be ‘exact duplicates’ of the quarters), that they have a diameter of 3.0 inches and weigh 5.0 ounces, that they contain. White further explains that the enabling legislation for the American Women quarter dollars grants the Treasury secretary extreme latitude in ordering the output of 5-ounce silver coins in various finishes and denominations with Mint mark. ![]() …’ Thus, what was previously a mandate was transformed into an authorization left to the discretion of the Secretary,” White said. “With the enactment of the CCCRA, subsection (u) was modified to read that ‘The Secretary is authorized to strike and make available for sale such number of bullion coins as the Secretary determines to be appropriate that feature of the designs of the quarter dollars issued and half dollars issued under subsections (x), (y), and (z). “Prior to enactment of the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act, 31 USC §5112 (u) read, in relevant part, that ‘The Secretary shall strike and make available for sale such number of bullion coins as the Secretary determines to be appropriate that are exact duplicates of the quarter dollars issued under subsection (t) …’ Provisions of Public Law 116-330 - Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020 - modified the 5-ounce production directive, providing the Treasury secretary the discretion to direct the production 5-ounce versions without the mandate. ![]() All were executed on a special dedicated coin press. ![]()
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