Pub. L. 91-607, tit. II, sec. 201

Sec. 201. Section 101 of the Coinage Act of 1965 (31 U.S.C. 391) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 101. (a) The Secretary may mint and issue coins of the denominations set forth in subsection (c) in such quantities as he determines to be necessary to meet national needs. “(b) Any coin minted under authority of subsection (a) shall be a clad coin. The cladding shall be an alloy of 75 per centum copper and 25 per centum nickel, and shall weigh not less than 30 per centum of the weight of the whole coin. The core shall be copper. “(c) (1) The dollar shall be 1.500 inches in diameter and weigh 22.68 grams. “(2) The half dollar shall be 1.205 inches in diameter and weigh 11.34 grams. “(3) The quarter dollar shall be 0.955 inch in diameter and weigh 5.67 grams. “(4) The dime shall be 0.705 inch in diameter and weigh 2.268 grams. “(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Secretary is authorized to mint and issue not more than one hundred and fifty million one-dollar pieces which shall have— “(1) a diameter of 1.500 inches; “(2) a cladding of an alloy of eight hundred parts of silver and two hundred parts of copper; and “(3) a core of an alloy of silver and copper such that the whole coin weighs 24.592 grams and contains 9.837 grams of silver and 14.755 grams of copper.”