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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;V. Kurt Bellman, post: 2558208, member: 71723&quot;]It most certainly is NOT a commemorative coin, because as the US Mint admitted at the October 13 Numismatic Forum in Philly, which I participated in, ALL commemorative programs require authorization from Congress, which this program did not have. The Mint has authority to create whatever gold and platinum <b><i>bullion coins</i></b> they desire to create, under the authorization of 31 U.S.C. § 5112(i)(4)(C). This is the very section under which the Mint claimed authorization for the centennial gold pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>(C)</p><p>The Secretary may continue to mint and issue coins in accordance with the specifications contained in paragraphs (7), (8), (9), and (10) [Ed: these are the sections that describe the AGE program&#039;s coins] of subsection (a) and paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection at the same time the Secretary in minting and issuing other <b><i>bullion</i></b> and proof gold coins [Ed: these are not proofs, remember] under this subsection in accordance with such program procedures <i>and coin specifications, designs, varieties, quantities, denominations, and inscriptions as the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may prescribe from time to time.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>QED.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are either bullion coins by legal definition or they are ILLEGAL coins, period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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