PUBLIC LAW 105-331—OCT. 31, 1998 112 STAT. 3073 Public Law 105-331 105th Congress An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Thomas n*91 Alva Edison and the 125th anniversary of Edison's invention of the light bulb, Oct. 61, 1998 and for other purposes. [H.R. 678] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Thomas Alva Edison SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Commemorative This Act may be cited as the "Thomas Alva Edison Commemora- gj ^gp jjjo tive Coin Act". note SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) Thomas Alva Edison, one of America's greatest inventors, was born on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio. (2) The inexhaustible energy and genius of Thomas A. Edison produced more than 1,300 inventions in his lifetime, including the incandescent light bulb and the phonograph. (3) In 1928, Thomas A. Edison received the Congressional gold medal "for development and application of inventions that have revolutionized civilization in the last century. (4) 2004 will mark the 125th anniversary of the invention of the light bulb by Thomas A. Edison in 1879, the first practical incandescent electric lamp. SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. (a) DENOMINATION. —In commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the invention of the light bulb by Thomas A. Edison, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the "Secretary") shall mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins, each of which shall— (1) weigh 26.73 grams; (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. (b) LEGAL TENDER. —The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS. —For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. SEC. 4. SOURCES OF BULLION. The Secretary may obtain silver for minting coins under this Act from any available source, including stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.
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