I think that the United States Mint should produce a commemorative coin to honor a particular person or event. How can I make that happen?
We receive many suggestions for coins to commemorate historic places, noteworthy events and prominent persons. While the Treasury Department does not oppose issuing commemorative coins, it would be physically impossible to adopt each suggestion that we receive. In addition, you may not know that the Congress must enact legislation authorizing any commemorative coins. As a matter of background, the Treasury Department once generally objected to the issuance of commemorative coins. After approving a silver half-dollar coin honoring Booker T. Washington in 1951, Congress stopped authorizing commemorative coins for many years. In recent years, however, the Congress approved several new issues. The Treasury Department has supported several very successful commemorative coin programs, including those honoring the Olympic Games, the Statue of Liberty, and the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution. While each commemorative coin proposal has merit, we do not comment on coin suggestions
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