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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 26061331, member: 59677&quot;]Actually, that&#039;s not - quite - the law.</p><p><br /></p><p>31 U.S. Code § 5112 - Denominations, specifications, and design of coins</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112" rel="nofollow">https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5112</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And of course most coin legislation says &quot;not withstanding ...&quot; and then goes on to direct things that are otherwise against the law.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, according to 31 USC § 5112(d)(2), the secretary COULD change the Jefferson Nickel design (introduced in 2006) tomorrow. But they would then not be able to order another change until 2031. Or could they? A 2025 change would seem to reset the clock to 2050. But again there is that pesky ONCE clause. A 2026 change would reset the clock to 2051. etc.&nbsp; Food for thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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