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31 U.S.C. § 5120

Obsolete, mutilated, and worn coins and currency

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 5120, Obsolete, mutilated, and worn coins and currency, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467767
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall melt obsolete and worn United States coins withdrawn from circulation. The Secretary may use the metal from melting the coins for reminting or may sell the metal. The Secretary shall account for the following in the coinage metal fund under section 5111(b) of this title: The Secretary shall—

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-258(H.R. 6128)1982-09-13
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally