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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikenoodle, post: 3570988, member: 307&quot;]It’s pretty well spelled out in the US constitution.</p><p><br /></p><p>The size, weight, composition, and legends on a coin are all mandated by law and any changes to them must be approved by Congress.</p><p><br /></p><p>The designs may be changed without congressional approval by the Secretary of the Treasury but only if the design has been in use for over 25 years, and then a design change must remain until either 25 more years pass, or legislation is passed.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 2009 Lincoln Cent composition changes were authorized by Public Law 109-165, the Presidential $1 Coin Act, which not only authorized the Presidential Dollar Coins Program, but the change in composition for commemorative 2009 Lincoln Cents including 4 specific reverse designs, AND the redesign of the reverse from 2010 going forward.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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