# Plain Language Summary: 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act

The federal government wants to create special commemorative coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Marine Corps in 2025. The Treasury Department would mint three types of coins: gold $5 coins (limited to 50,000), silver $1 coins (limited to 400,000), and half-dollar clad coins (limited to 750,000). These coins would be legal tender and sold to collectors during 2025. The designs would feature Marine Corps imagery and be created with input from the Commission of Fine Arts, the Marine Corps leadership, and the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.

When people buy these coins, they'll pay more than the face value—the extra money is called a surcharge. For example, a $5 gold coin would include a $35 surcharge on top of its $5 face value, a $1 silver coin would have a $10 surcharge, and a half-dollar coin would have a $5 surcharge. All of these surcharges go directly to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to support educational programs at the Marine Corps Heritage Center, which tells the story of Marine Corps history from 1775 to the present day.

The bill is designed so that taxpayers don't pay anything for this project. The Treasury Department covers all costs of designing and minting the coins from the surcharge money and the sale prices, and only sends money to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation after all government costs are recovered. This means the entire project is funded by collectors who choose to buy the commemorative coins, with the extra money supporting Marine Corps historical education.

250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act

Moulton, Seth

250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the 250th anniversary of the United States Marine Corps. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation and shall only be used for the purposes of supporting the mission of the Marine Corps Heritage Center.