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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 283051, member: 66&quot;]Yes, the Coinage Act of 1890.&nbsp; After 25 years the designs can be changed at the direction of the Sec of the Treasury.&nbsp; Congress does not need to be consulted.&nbsp; During the first half of the 20th century the law was invoked many times.&nbsp; The last time was in 1947 for the Franklin half dollar.&nbsp; That was also the last coin to not have a real person pictured on it.&nbsp; As you said, not that they are all real people it has become a political fight every time someone suggests changing one.&nbsp; Even the Sec of the Treasury are afraid to exercise their authority because they worry about the political repercussions.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still think we missed a good chance back when Lloyd Benson was Sec.&nbsp; When he left office he was retiring from public office so he didn&#039;t have to worry about any political fallout.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately if a Sec did try and change the designs on his own today Congress would probably get their knickers all in a wad claiming heir powers were being usurped and would change the law.&nbsp; Of course the ordered change could still go through, unless Congress passed another law to change them back or to something else before the Sec ordered changes were carried out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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