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31 U.S.C. § 5132 — Administrative

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31 U.S.C. § 5132 — Administrative

**(a)** (1) Except as provided in this chapter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts amounts the Secretary receives from the operations of the United States Mint. Expenditures made from appropriated funds which are subsequently determined to be properly chargeable to the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund established by section 5134 shall be reimbursed by such Fund to the appropriation. The Secretary shall annually sell to the public, directly and by mail, sets of uncirculated and proof coins minted under paragraphs (1) through (6) of [section 5112(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5112/a&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall solicit such sales through the use of the customer list of the United States Mint. Except with respect to amounts deposited in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund in accordance with section 5134, the Secretary may not use amounts the Secretary receives from profits on minting coins or from charges on gold or silver bullion under section 5122 to pay officers and employees. (2) (A) In addition to the coins described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sell annually to the public directly and by mail, sets of proof coins minted under paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 5112(a). (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this paragraph— (i) the coins described in paragraphs (2) through (4) of section 5112(a) shall be made of an alloy of not less than 90 percent silver; and (ii) all coins minted under this paragraph shall have a mint mark indicating the place of manufacture. (C) All coins minted under this paragraph shall be considered to be— (i) numismatic items for purposes of paragraph (1) and sec

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**(a)** (1) Except as provided in this chapter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts amounts the Secretary receives from the operations of the United States Mint. Expenditures made from appropriated funds which are subsequently determined to be properly chargeable to the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund established by section 5134 shall be reimbursed by such Fund to the appropriation. The Secretary shall annually sell to the public, directly and by mail, sets of uncirculated and proof coins minted under paragraphs (1) through (6) of [section 5112(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5112/a&num=0&edition=prelim), and shall solicit such sales through the use of the customer list of the United States Mint. Except with respect to amounts deposited in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund in accordance with section 5134, the Secretary may not use amounts the Secretary receives from profits on minting coins or from charges on gold or silver bullion under section 5122 to pay officers and employees. (2) (A) In addition to the coins described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall sell annually to the public directly and by mail, sets of proof coins minted under paragraphs (1) through (6) of section 5112(a). (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for purposes of this paragraph— (i) the coins described in paragraphs (2) through (4) of section 5112(a) shall be made of an alloy of not less than 90 percent silver; and (ii) all coins minted under this paragraph shall have a mint mark indicating the place of manufacture. (C) All coins minted under this paragraph shall be considered to be— (i) numismatic items for purposes of paragraph (1) and section 5111(a)(3); and (ii) legal tender, as provided in section 5103. (D) The Secretary shall obtain silver for coins minted under this paragraph by purchase from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ([50 U.S.C. 98](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section98&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.). At such time as the silver stockpile is depleted, the Secretary shall obtain silver for such coins by purchase of silver mined from natural deposits in the United States or in a territory or possession of the United States not more than 1 year following the month in which the ore from which it is derived was mined. The Secretary shall pay not more than the average world price for such silver. The Secretary may issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subparagraph. (3) Not more than $54,208,000 may be appropriated to the Secretary for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 1993, to pay costs of the mints. Not more than $965,000 of amounts appropriated pursuant to the preceding sentence shall remain available until expended for research and development. **(b)** To the extent the Secretary decides is necessary, the Secretary may use amounts received from depositors for refining bullion and the proceeds from the sale of byproducts (including spent acids from surplus bullion recovered in refining processes) to pay the costs of refining the bullion (including labor, material, waste, and loss on the sale of sweeps). The Secretary may not use amounts appropriated for the mints to pay those costs. **(c)** The Secretary shall make an annual report at the end of each fiscal year on the operation of the United States Mint.

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18 U.S.C. § 490 — Minor coins

Whoever falsely makes, forges, or counterfeits any coin in the resemblance or similitude of any of the one-cent and 5-cent coins minted at the mints of the United States; or

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31 U.S.C. § 5112 — Denominations, specifications, and design of coins

**(a)** The Secretary of the Treasury may mint and issue only the following coins: (1) a dollar coin that is 1.043 inches in diameter. (2) a half dollar coin that is 1.205 inches in diameter and weighs 11.34 grams. (3) a quarter dollar coin that is 0.955 inch in diameter and weighs 5.67 grams. (4) a dime coin that is 0.705 inch in diameter and weighs 2.268 grams. (5) a 5-cent coin that is 0.835 inch in diameter and weighs 5 grams. (6) except as provided under subsection (c) of this section, a one-cent coin that is 0.75 inch in diameter and weighs 3.11 grams. (7) A fifty dollar gold coin that is 32.7 millimeters in diameter, weighs 33.931 grams, and contains one troy ounce of fine gold. (8) A twenty-five dollar gold coin that is 27.0 millimeters in diameter, weighs 16.966 grams, and contains one-half troy ounce of fine gold. (9) A ten dollar gold coin that is 22.0 millimeters in diameter, weighs 8.483 grams, and contains one-fourth troy ounce of fine gold. (10) A five dollar gold coin that is 16.5 millimeters in diameter, weighs 3.393 grams, and contains one-tenth troy ounce of fine gold. (11) A $50 gold coin that is of an appropriate size and thickness, as determined by the Secretary, weighs 1 ounce, and contains 99.99 percent pure gold. (12) A $25 coin of an appropriate size and thickness, as determined by the Secretary, that weighs 1 troy ounce and contains .9995 fine palladium. **(b)** The half dollar, quarter dollar, and dime coins are clad coins with 3 layers of metal. The 2 identical outer layers are an alloy of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel. The inner layer is copper. The outer layers are metallurgically bonded to the inner layer and weigh at least 30 percent of the weight of the coin. The dollar coin shall be golden in color, have a distin

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50 U.S.C. § 98 — Short title

This subchapter may be cited as the “Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act”.

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31 U.S.C. § 5134 — Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund

**(a) Definitions.—** For purposes of this section— (1) **Fund.—** — The term “Fund” means the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund. (2) **Mint.—** — The term “Mint” means the United States Mint. (3) **Numismatic item.—** — The term “numismatic item” means any medal, proof coin, uncirculated coin, bullion coin, or other coin specifically designated by statute as a numismatic item, including products and accessories related to any such medal, coin, or item. (4) **Numismatic operations and programs.—** — The term “numismatic operations and programs”— (A) means the activities concerning, and assets utilized in, the production, administration, sale, and management of numismatic items and the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund; and (B) includes capital, personnel salaries, functions relating to operations, marketing, distribution, promotion, advertising, and official reception and representation, the acquisition or replacement of equipment, and the renovation or modernization of facilities (other than the construction or acquisition of new buildings). (5) **Secretary.—** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Treasury. **(b) Establishment of Fund.—** There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund consisting of amounts deposited in the fund 11 So in original. Probably should be capitalized. under subsection (c)(2) of this section or section 221(b) of the United States Mint Reauthorization and Reform Act of 1992 which shall be available to the Secretary for numismatic operations and programs of the United States Mint without fiscal year limitation. **(c) Operations of the Fund.—** (1) **Payment of expenses.—** — Any expense incurred by the Secretary for numismatic operations and programs which

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31 U.S.C. § 5136 — United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund

There shall be established in the Treasury of the United States, a United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund (the “Fund”) for fiscal year 1996 and hereafter: Provided, That all receipts from Mint operations and programs, including the production and sale of numismatic items, the production and sale of circulating coinage, the protection of Government assets, and gifts and bequests of property, real or personal shall be deposited into the Fund and shall be available without fiscal year limitations: Provided further, That all expenses incurred by the Secretary of the Treasury for operations and programs of the United States Mint that the Secretary of the Treasury determines, in the Secretary’s sole discretion, to be ordinary and reasonable incidents of Mint operations and programs, and any expense incurred pursuant to any obligation or other commitment of Mint operations and programs that was entered into before the establishment of the Fund, shall be paid out of the Fund: Provided further, That not to exceed 6.2415 percent of the nominal value of the coins minted, shall be paid out of the Fund for the circulating coin operations and programs in fiscal year 1996 for those operations and programs previously provided for by appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Treasury may borrow such funds from the General Fund as may be necessary to meet existing liabilities and obligations incurred prior to the receipt of revenues into the Fund: Provided further, That the General Fund shall be reimbursed for such funds by the Fund within one year of the date of the loan: Provided further, That the Fund may retain receipts from the Federal Reserve System from the sale of circulating coins at face value for deposit into the Fund (retention of receipts is for the circu

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31 U.S.C. § 5122 — Payment to depositors

**(a)** The Secretary of the Treasury shall determine the fineness, weight, and value of each deposit and bar under [section 5121 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section5121&num=0&edition=prelim). The value and the amount of charges under subsection (b) of this section shall be based on the fineness and weight of the bullion. The Secretary shall give the depositor a statement of the charges and the net amount of the deposit to be paid in money or bars of the same species of bullion as that deposited. **(b)** The Secretary shall impose a charge equal to the average cost of material, labor, waste, and use of machinery of a United States mint or assay office for— (1) melting and refining bullion; (2) using copper as an alloy when bullion deposited is above standard; (3) separating gold and silver combined in the bullion; and (4) preparing bars. **(c)** The Secretary shall pay to the depositor or to a person designated by the depositor money or bars equivalent to the bullion deposited as soon as practicable after the value of the deposit is determined. If demanded, the Secretary shall pay depositors in the order in which the bullion is deposited with the Secretary. However, when there is an unavoidable delay in determining the value of a deposit, the Secretary shall pay subsequent depositors. When practicable and convenient, the Secretary shall pay depositors in the denominations requested by the depositor. After the depositor is paid, the bullion is the property of the United States Government. **(d)** To allow the Secretary to pay depositors with as little delay as possible, the Secretary shall keep in the mints and assay offices, when possible, money and bullion the Secretary decides are convenient and necessary.

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31 U.S.C. § 5101 — Decimal system

United States money is expressed in dollars, dimes or tenths, cents or hundreths,11 So in original. Probably should be “hundredths,”. and mills or thousandths. A dime is a tenth of a dollar, a cent is a hundredth of a dollar, and a mill is a thousandth of a dollar.

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31 U.S.C. § 5132 — Administrative

Page 414 TITLE 31—MONEY AND FINANCE § 5132 Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 100–274, § 2(a), substituted ‘‘mint’’ for ‘‘assay office’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–274, § 2(c)(1), struck out ‘‘and assay offices, except that only bars may be made at the assay offices’’ before period at end of first sentence. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–274, § 2(c)(2), substituted ‘‘Each mint has’’ for ‘‘Each mint and the assay office at New York have’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL POLICE OFFICERS For authority of special police officers of United States Mint over buildings and land under control and in vicinity of the Mint and to protection in transit of bullion, coins, dies, and other property and assets of the Mint, see section 101(f) [title V, § 517(2), (3)] of Pub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 5141 of this title. § 5132. Administrative (a)(1) Except as provided in this chapter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts amounts the Secretary receives from the operations of the United States Mint. Expenditures made from ap- propriated funds which are subsequently deter- mined to be properly chargeable to the Numis- matic Public Enterprise Fund established by section 5134 shall be reimbursed by such Fund to the appropriation. The Secretary shall annually sell to the public, directly and by mail, sets of uncirculated and proof coins minted under para- graphs (1) through (6) of section 5112(a) of this title, and shall solicit such sales through the use of the customer list of the United States Mint. Except with respect to amounts deposited in the Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund in accord- ance with section 5134, the Secretary may not use amounts the Secretary receives from profits

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50 U.S.C. § 98 — Short title

Page 28 TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE § 98 SUBCHAPTER III—ACQUISITION AND DE- VELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC RAW MATE- RIALS § 98. Short title This subchapter may be cited as the ‘‘Stra- tegic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act’’. (June 7, 1939, ch. 190, § 1, as added Pub. L. 96–41, § 2(a), July 30, 1979, 93 Stat. 319.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 98, acts June 7, 1939, ch. 190, § 1, 53 Stat. 811; July 23, 1946, ch. 590, 60 Stat. 596, related to declaration of Congressional policy in enacting this subchapter, prior to repeal by section 2(a) of Pub. L. 96–41. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 1987 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 100–180, div. C, title II, § 3201, Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1245, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting section 98h–5 of this title, amending sections 98a, 98b, 98d, 98e–1, 98h, 98h–2, and 98h–4 of this title, enacting provisions set out as a note under section 98e–1 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as a note under this sec- tion] may be cited as the ‘National Defense Stockpile Amendments of 1987’.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 1979 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 96–41, § 1, July 30, 1979, 93 Stat. 319, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this section and sections 98a to 98h–3 of this title, redesignating former section 98h–1 of this title as 98h–4 of this title, amending section 4533 of this title, sections 1743 and 1745 of Title 7, Agri- culture, section 741b of Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and section 485 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, enacting a provision set out as a note under this section, and repealing a provision set out as a note under this section] may be cited as the ‘Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Revision Act of 1979’.’’ SHORT TITLE Act Ju

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