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Veterans Review Wieghs in on The American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act and Cold War Medal

New Coin Law Passed Commemorate Disabled Vets
July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

H.R. 634: The American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act has pass all legislative branches and the Bill became law on July 17, 2008.
American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act.
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Complete details of the bill can be read at OpenCongress.com

My opinion on this:
So the law is passed and now we just have to wait until these coins become available.
Since these are Commemorative Coins, I don’t think that they will be in circulation to the public.
More then likely, they will be offered on TV and retail markets that specialize in coins.

There are certain groups and organizations that have been trying to get the recognition for Congress to issue a Official Medal for those who served during the Cold War. And repeatedly, it has always failed. Why? Because of the estimated costs that it will be to produce and distribute the Medal to the individual’s who are entitled to them.

Wasn’t there a recent new story saying that it costs more to make a single penny then the actual value of the penny itself?

A Bill to Commemorate Veterans who are Disabled for Life????

I think the time and money should have went for something other for veterans besides a coin.
Perhaps… Issue an Official Cold War Medal. Funding to aid veterans and their families that are going through a difficult time. I’m sure that there are more, I just can’t think of them all.

Hey!, I just had a thought. “Will all the veterans that are disabled for life receive a FREE coin?
If so, then I’ll get one too.

I would be really surprised if that happened but, I really doubt it