United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2002-12-17 monographic deposited born digital 68 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-206 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-206 P0b002ee1803877fb f:d03206 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-206 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-206 GAO-03-206 Currency and coinage Surveys Treasury 50 State Quarters Program Other Written Product A05483

The designs on three of the most common U.S. coins, the penny, nickel, and dime, have remained largely unchanged for over 50 years. The 50 State Quarters Program, involving a set of recurring designs commemorating each state, has been credited with generating renewed interest in the quarter by collectors and the public. A recent redesign of the new dollar coin has also increased the public's interest in collecting the coin, but it is not widely circulating. Concerned about the level of public interest in coins and the circulation of the dollar coin, Congress mandated a GAO review of U.S. coin design, with particular attention to increasing circulation of the dollar coin. GAO contracted with the Gallup Organization to survey a representative sample of U.S. adults to obtain public views on various coin design questions, including public preference for coin denominations, coin design features, the frequency of change in coin design, and ways to increase acceptance and use of the new dollar coin. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-206/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-206.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-206/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-206.pdf GAO-03-206 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-206 Other Written Product GAO-03-206; U.S. Coins: Public Views on Changing Coin Design; Currency and coinage Surveys Treasury 50 State Quarters Program Title 31 Section 5112 Title 31 Section 5135 31 U.S.C. 5112 31 U.S.C. 5135 Public Law 105-124 Public Law 107-67