The bill would require the Treasury Secretary to mint up to 50,000 gold $5 coins, 400,000 silver $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins honoring Roberto Clemente. The coins would feature designs about his life, including his baseball career and human rights activism, and would be issued during 2027. Surcharges from sales would go to the Roberto Clemente Foundation after the Treasury recovers the costs of designing and issuing the coins. The bill is in progress and has been referred to the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
People could buy the coins from the Treasury during 2027. The bill does not require anyone to buy them. It would direct surcharge proceeds to the Roberto Clemente Foundation for expenses related to its work, including education, youth sports, disaster relief, and historic preservation.
The sale price would include the coin’s face value, its surcharge, and the costs of designing and issuing it. The surcharges would be $35 for each gold coin, $10 for each silver coin, and $5 for each half-dollar. The bill directs the Treasury to ensure the program does not create a net cost to the United States and to recover its costs before distributing funds to the foundation. No total purchase price is specified.
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