9/11 Commemoratives: Fate Unknown

A Congressional measure permitting the U.S. Mint to design and issue gold and silver coins honoring the 2,977 people who were killed 25 years ago in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, is at a standstill. Introduced in March 2025 by Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY), the legislation has drawn support from only 184 House members, leaving it stalled in a committee 34 votes shy of approval.

Under the bill, the U.S. Mint would issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins and 400,000 silver dollars throughout next year. Sales would include $35 surcharges for the gold coins and $10 for the silver coins, raising up to $5.75 million that would go toward the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center. Goldman is still pushing for the bill’s approval. “We will continue to garner support to ensure we never forget the victims and survivors of that day,” he says.

NYC Councilwoman Joann Ariola said she’s flabbergasted the bill is stalled, and meanwhile, Congress approved coins paying tribute to the FIFA World Cup 2026. “It is unfathomable to me that any legislator would refuse to sign onto something like this,” she says. John Feal, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, also rebuked Congress in not prioritizing commemoratives that meet the “moral obligation to tell our story.”