YourVoice.Now Summary
Special Erie Canal 200th-anniversary coins for collectors — sale fees would go to a canal heritage nonprofit.
The details
Most people would see no change in daily life. Coin collectors could buy special coins marking 200 years of the Erie Canal in New York. The U.S. Mint would make up to 50,000 gold $5 coins, 400,000 silver $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins. They could be sold only during the year 2026. The coins would count as legal money, though they are made for collectors. Each coin's price would include an extra fee. It is $35 on the gold coin, $10 on the silver coin, and $5 on the half dollar. That money would go to the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund, a nonprofit group. It would pay for upkeep, tourism, and history programs along the canal. The group gets nothing until the Mint has covered all its costs, so the government would not lose money on the coins.
Congressional Summary
Erie Canal Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in recognition of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. The designs of the coins must be emblematic of the Erie Canal and its impact on the development of the United States and New York. All sales of coins issued under this bill must include a surcharge to be paid to the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund, Inc., to support the historic preservation and community development of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor in New York and for educational and commemorative programs.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-02-24
- Date Added
- 2026-10-06
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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