Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/1024

 96 STAT. 982

5 USC 3109.

PUBLIC LAW 97-258—SEPT. 13, 1982 decides are appropriate when the Secretary decides that a different weight and alloy of copper and zinc are necessary to ensure an adequate supply of one-cent coins to meet the needs of the United States. (d)(1) United States coins have the inscription "In God We Trust". The obverse side of each coin has the inscription "Liberty". The reverse side of each coin has the inscriptions "United States of America" and "E Pluribus Unum" and a designation of the value of the coin. The design on the reverse side of the dollar, half dollar, and quarter dollar is an eagle. The eagle on the reverse side of the dollar is the symbolic eagle of Apollo 11 landing on the moon. The obverse side of the dollar has the likeness of Susan B. Anthony. The coins have an inscription of the year of minting or issuance. However, to prevent or alleviate a shortage of a denomination, the Secretary may inscribe coins of the denomination with the year that was last inscribed on coins of the denomination. (2) The Secretary shall prepare the devices, models, hubs, and dies for coins, emblems, devices, inscriptions, and designs authorized under this chapter. The Secretary may adopt and prepare new designs or models of emblems or devices that are authorized in the same way as when new coins or devices are authorized. The Secretary may change the design or die of a coin only once within 25 years of the first adoption of the design, model, hub, or die for that coin. The Secretary may procure services under section 3109 of title 5 in carrying out this paragraph. (e) Notwithstanding section 5111(a)(1) of this title and subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Secretary may mint and issue not more than 150,000,000 dollar coins that— (1) are 1.5 inches in diameter and weigh 24.592 grams; (2) have 2 identical outer layers of an alloy of 80 percent silver and 20 percent copper that are metallurgically bonded to an inner layer of an alloy of silver and copper; (3) contain 9.837 grams of silver and 14.755 grams of copper; (4) have the likeness of Dwight David Eisenhower on the obverse side; (5) have the inscription of a year decided by the Secretary; and (6) except as provided in this paragraph, have the inscriptions and designs provided for the dollar in subsection (d)(1) of this section. (f)(1) Notwithstanding this section and section 5111(a)(1) of this title, the Secretary shall mint and issue, in quantities the Secretary decides are necessary to meet public demand (but not more than 10,000,000) half dollar coins that— (A) are 30.61 millimeters in diameter and weigh 12.5 grams; (B) are an alloy of 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper; (C) have a design on each side of the coin, decided by the Secretary, symbolizing the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of George Washington; and (D) have a designation of the value of the coin and an inscription of the year "1982" and the words "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "United States of America", and "E Pluribus Unum". (2) The Secretary shall sell the coins minted under this subsection to the public at a price equal to the cost of minting and distributing the coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, promotion, and overhead expenses) plus a surcharge of not more than 20 percent of the cost. The Secretary shall deposit an amount equal to

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