The Erie Canal Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act requires the minting of coins to celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal.
The Erie Canal Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act mandates the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue commemorative coins in recognition of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. The act authorizes the minting of up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins. Each coin sale includes a surcharge to support the Erie Canalway Heritage Fund, Inc., for historic preservation, conservation, recreation, interpretation, tourism, and community development. The coins will be legal tender and minted in uncirculated and proof qualities.
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