Title 31, Money and FinanceRelease 119-102
§5102 Standard Weight
Title 31 › SUBTITLE IV — MONEY › CHAPTER 51 — COINS AND CURRENCY › SUBCHAPTER I — MONETARY SYSTEM › § 5102
Summary
Use NIST's troy pound to verify that U.S. coins meet the weight rules in section 5112.
Full Legal Text
Title 31, §5102
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The standard troy pound of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce shall be the standard used to ensure that the weight of United States coins conforms to specifications in section 5112 of this title.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 510231:364.R.S. § 3548; restated Mar. 4, 1911, ch. 268, § 1, 36 Stat. 1354. The words “National Bureau of Standards of the Department of Commerce” are substituted for “Bureau of Standards of the United States” because of 15:1511. The words “troy pound of the mint of the United States, conformably to which the coinage thereof shall be regulated” are omitted as unnecessary because of the restatement. The word “ensure” is substituted for “securing” as being more precise. The words “specifications in section 5112 of this title” are substituted for “the provisions of the laws relating to coinage” because of the restatement.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “National Institute of Standards and Technology” for “National Bureau of Standards”.
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31 U.S.C. § 5102
Title 31, Money and Finance
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102