31 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2023 Edition
Title 31 - MONEY AND FINANCE
SUBTITLE IV - MONEY
CHAPTER 51 - COINS AND CURRENCY
Table Of Contents
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

#### SUBCHAPTER I—MONETARY SYSTEM

Sec.
5101.
Decimal system.
5102.
Standard weight.
5103.
Legal tender.

#### SUBCHAPTER II—GENERAL AUTHORITY

5111.
Minting and issuing coins, medals, and numismatic items.
5112.
Denominations, specifications, and design of coins.
5113.
Tolerances and testing of coins.
5114.
Engraving and printing currency and security documents.
5115.
United States currency notes.
5116.
Buying and selling gold and silver.
5117.
Transferring gold and gold certificates.
5118.
Gold clauses and consent to sue.
5119.
Redemption and cancellation of currency.
5120.
Obsolete, mutilated, and worn coins and currency.
5121.
Refining, assaying, and valuation of bullion.
5122.
Payment to depositors.

#### SUBCHAPTER III—UNITED STATES MINT

5131.
Organization.
5132.
Administrative.
5133.
Settlement of accounts.
5134.
Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.
5135.
Numismatic Public Enterprise Fund.1

5136.
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.2

#### SUBCHAPTER IV—BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING

5141.
Operation of the Bureau.
5142.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fund.
5143.
Payment for services.
5144.
Providing impressions of portraits and vignettes.

#### SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS

5151.
Conversion of currency of foreign countries.
5152.
Value of United States money holdings in international institutions.
5153.
Counterfeit currency.
5154.
State taxation.
5155.
Providing engraved plates of portraits of deceased members of Congress.