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Message:: [QUOTE="Conder101, post: 1819774, member: 66"]But the mint did not go to Congress asking for those programs, they were pushed for by outside organizations. It has been the law since the Mint Act of April 2 1792.  Back in the 18th and 19th centuries sometimes a dated die would be used in a subsequent year and technically  yes those would have been illegal.  Die were expensive and die steel was scarce, they weren't going to discard a perfectly good die just because it had last years date.  Frankly I think they stopped doing that by the 1830's.  Later cases such as the 1964 date freeze, the 1974 date freeze of quarters, halves, and dollars, and the Bicentennials struck and released in 1976 were all specifically provided for in legislation passed by Congress.  A newly passed law that specifically exempts something from a previous law takes precedence. Coinage Act of April 2 1792 Section 10Section 10. And be it further enacted, That,upon the said coins respectively, there shallbe the following devices and legends, namely:Upon one side of each of the said coins thereshall be an impression emblematic of liberty,with an inscription of the word Liberty, andthe year of the coinage;[/QUOTE]