Issue Modern Commemorative Coins And Law

Any new coin design, not just commemoratives, requires that legislation be passed for it to be officially minted. The US House of Representatives and US Senate have to pass an identical piece of legislation and then the President has to sign it before it becomes law. Coinage legislation is passed in the same manner as any other legislation. Here is a link to a recent piece of coinage legislation to give you an idea of what it would look like http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi...l285.109.pdf. This bill authorizes the creation of a $1 silver Lincoln commemorative for the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth in 2009.