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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 26482749, member: 66&quot;]No it wouldn&#039;t because the 1866 act only referred to currency not coinage (the laws in the US code treat the two separately)&nbsp; Ther eis NO general law that forbids a living person appearing on US coinage, there is for appearing on US currency.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>No because there is no law forbidding living persons being depicted.&nbsp; It is only illegal if the authorizing legislation specifically forbids is as was done on the state quarters, president dollars, Famous women quarters, Innovation dollars etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Read more of the legislation.&nbsp; It also forbids the depiction of a living person.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Sec. 6) No head and shoulders portrait or bust of any person, living or dead, and no portrait of a living person may be included in the design on the reverse of specified coins. Treasury may develop and execute a marketing, advertising, promotional, and educational program to promote the collecting of all the coins and medals authorized by this bill.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Draft design would be in violation of the law.&nbsp; New legislation modifying it would have to be passed, or new legislation to create a commemorative silver dollar would need to be passed before it could struck.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>And I would say the legislation as written does refer to a manganese brass clad cppper coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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