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The bill honors Rosa Parks and directs buyer-funded commemorative coin sales to support her namesake institute while requiring cost recovery to protect taxpayers — but it raises buyer prices, limits availability, and creates administrative and residual financial risks.
Nonprofit beneficiaries (the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute) will receive dedicated surcharge funds to support youth development and civil-rights education, funded by coin purchasers rather than new appropriations.
Collectors and the general public gain officially sanctioned commemorative Rosa Parks coins, increasing public recognition of her legacy and preserving Civil Rights history.
The Mint and Treasury can generate program revenue through numismatic premiums and mandatory surcharges, offsetting production costs and reducing reliance on appropriations.
Taxpayers could indirectly bear financial risk if coin sales fail to cover production and administrative costs, potentially requiring Treasury to absorb shortfalls.
Buyers (especially casual purchasers) will pay higher retail prices because mandatory surcharges and cost-recovery pricing raise costs above face value.
Limited issuance (restricted to calendar year 2029) and specified mintages can restrict access for interested collectors and push resale activity into secondary markets at higher prices.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes commemorative Rosa Parks coins to be minted and sold in 2029 with surcharges payable to the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for youth and civil-rights programs.
Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the life and legacy of Rosa Parks.
Introduced February 4, 2025 by Joyce Beatty · Last progress February 4, 2025
Authorizes the U.S. Mint to produce and sell commemorative Rosa Parks coins in three denominations (a $5 gold coin, a $1 silver coin, and a half-dollar clad coin) with set maximum mintages and required design elements honoring Rosa Parks. Sales include per-coin surcharges that will be paid to the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development to support youth development and civil rights education; coins may be issued only during calendar year 2029 and must be sold at prices that cover production costs so there is no net cost to the government.