Sec. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS

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## SEC. 3 COIN SPECIFICATIONS ###

(a)Denominations In recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) shall mint and issue the following coins: ####

(1)$5 gold coins Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which shall— #####

(A)weigh 8.359 grams; #####

(B)be struck on a planchet having a diameter of 0.850 inches; and #####

(C)contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy. ####

(2)$1 silver coins Not more than 400,000 $1 coins, which shall— #####

(A)weigh 26.73 grams; #####

(B)be struck on a planchet having a diameter of 1.500 inches; and #####

(C)contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. ####

(3)Half-dollar clad coins Not more than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall— #####

(A)weigh 11.34 grams; #####

(B)have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and #####

(C)be minted to the specifications for half-dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code. ###

(b)Legal Tender The coins minted under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code. ###

(c)Numismatic Items For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. ###

(d)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, to the extent possible without significantly adding to the purchase price of the coins, the $1 coins and $5 coins minted under this Act should be produced in a fashion similar to the 2009 International Year of Astronomy coins issued by Monnaie de Paris, the French Mint, so that the reverse of the coin is convex to more closely resemble a baseball and the obverse concave, providing a more dramatic display of the obverse design chosen pursuant to section 4(c).