Congress mints 9/11 memorial coins, directs all proceeds to museum
H.R. 1993 — 25th Anniversary of 9/11 Commemorative Coin Act · Filed by Dan Goldman (D-NY) · 302 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 10, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill authorizes the U.S. Mint to produce commemorative coins—up to 50,000 gold $5 coins and 400,000 silver $1 coins—marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The coins will be sold at face value plus a surcharge ($35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin), and all surcharge revenue will be donated to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center to support its operations. The bill requires the coins to be minted at no net cost to the federal government.
Why we flagged it
The bill's sole function is to authorize the minting and sale of commemorative coins to raise revenue for a specific public memorial institution. It is a straightforward commemorative coin authorization with a charitable fundraising mechanism.
What the text implies
- The bill caps issuance to a 1-year window (January 1–December 31, 2028), creating scarcity and potentially driving collector demand and secondary-market premiums.
- Surcharge revenue flows directly to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum without appropriation, bypassing normal congressional budget review for that institution's funding.
The full analysis lists 3 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center