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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;19Lyds, post: 1914592, member: 15929&quot;]I do not believe this as the US Mint is required to follow the laws governing the production of coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Those laws offer some leeway in the design and metallic content of &quot;existing&quot; coinage. Certainly not the creation of a &quot;new&quot; coin such as a 1/20 ounce gold eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Kennedy Half Dollar can be produced in Proof Versions, Uncirculated Versions, Satin Finish version, in Copper Nickel Cladding, in 90% Silver and with any mintmark the US Mint deems appropriate.</p><p><br /></p><p>A Gold version would have the same basic design elements as the other coins which may or may not have dual date characteristics but the gold coins, with its metallic content, requires some type of approval.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes there are plans to do &quot;something&quot; and a gold coin has been presented as a &quot;possibility&quot; but, so far, none have been produced.</p><p><br /></p><p>It could not be a &quot;commemorative&quot; since both allotted coins have already been produced and the Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 specifically limited the production of Commemorative Coins to TWO per year.</p><p><br /></p><p>As such, I have no idea on what authority the US Mint has for simply producing what it wants when it wants it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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