1992 White House 200th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Dollars

The 1992 White House 200th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Dollars were released by the United States Mint in 1992 to mark the bicentennial of the official residence of the President of the United States and the man responsible for the original design.

Along with the construction of a new "federal city" (which later assumed the name of Washington, D.C.), planners desired an official residence for the President. To that end, a public competition was held which received nine official entries (one of which was anonymously submitted by Thomas Jefferson). President George Washington made a special trip to the location of the new city to chose from those designs and selected the work of James Hoban, but requesting some changes.

Construction on the new house for the President began on October 13, 1792 and continued for eight years before it was ready to be occupied. However, that was not the end of changes to the structure. Over the next two hundred years, almost countless changes have occurred ranging from additional wings added to the building to ramps installed for wheel-chair accessibility.

Still, the White House maintained its iconic presence and has been the official residence of every President of the United States since John Adams.

Silver Dollar Information

Each 1992 White House 200th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Dollar was struck by the US Mint under the authority of the 1992 White House Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 102-281). Under the act, a maximum of 500,000 of the coins were authorized across all product options. That mintage quick sold-out.

An image of the famous and easily recognizable north portico of the White House is shown on the obverse of the coin and was designed by Edgar Z. Steever IV. INcluded as well are the inscriptions of THE WHITE HOUSE, LIBERTY, IN GOD WE TRUST, 1792, 1992 and the mintmark.

Chester Y. Martin designed the bust of the original White House architect James Hoban that is featured on the reverse of the coin. Also shown are the inscriptions of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE DOLLAR, E PLURIBUS UNUM and JAMES HOBAR.

The United States Mint struck the uncirculated White House Commemorative Coins at its facility in Denver. The proof coins were struck at the US Mint’s facility in West Point.

Surcharges collected on the sale of the coins were to be distributed to the "The White House Endowment Fund (The Fund) to assist The Fund’s efforts to raise an endowment to be a permanent source of support for the White House Collection of fine art and historic furnishings, and for the maintenance of the historic public rooms of the White House" according to the authorizing act.

1992 White House 200th Anniversary Silver Dollar Coin Specifications