The 2002 Olympic Salt Lake City Silver Dollar was the first of two 2002-dated commemorative silver coin issued by the United States Mint during the year. It was released along with a gold commemorative coin to help support the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games as well as the programs of the United States Olympic […]
2003 First Flight Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
The 2003 First Flight Centennial Silver Dollar was the only silver commemorative coin to appear from the US Mint during the year. It was issued to mark the 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ historic flight near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Along with these silver coins, the US Mint also issued two other commemoratives honoring […]
2004 Lewis and Clark Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
The second commemorative coin to appear from the US Mint in 2004 was the 2004 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Silver Dollar. The individual silver commemoratives were released on May 12, 2004, in both proof and uncirculated qualities. Each silver dollar celebrates the "Corps of Discovery" which led Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark into the […]
2004 Thomas Edison Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
The 2004 Thomas Edison Silver Dollar was released on February 11, 2004, by the United States Mint to mark the 125th anniversary of the invention of Edison’s light-bulb, as well as his many other achievements. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847, and received very little formal education. Despite that insufficiency, he proved to […]
2005 Marine Corps Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
The 2005 Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar marks the second silver commemorative coin issued by the United States Mint in 2005. Signed into law as the Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-291), a maximum of 500,000 were initially authorized to be struck in either proof or uncirculated condition. […]
1995 XXVI Olympiad Track and Field Commemorative Silver Dollar
The United States Mint released a total of sixteen coins in 1995 and 1996 that celebrated the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia, one of which was the 1995 XXVI Olympiad Track and Field Commemorative Silver Dollar. Track and field events have been a part of the modern Olympic program since it began in […]
2005 John Marshall Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
The 2005 Chief Justice John Marshall Silver Dollar was the first of two silver commemorative coins issued by the US Mint in 2005. The coins were authorized by the John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 108-290) and were available in both proof and uncirculated qualities. Each of commemorative coins were struck to honor former […]
2006 Benjamin Franklin Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
The 2006 Benjamin Franklin Silver Dollars mark the first silver commemorative coins issued by the United States Mint in 2006. The were minted in collector proof and uncirculated qualities. However, whereas most commemorative silver dollars are struck in one design, the US Mint produced two different Benjamin Franklin Silver Dollars. Both were issued to celebrate […]
2006 San Francisco Old Mint Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
The 2006 San Francisco Old Mint Silver Dollar was the second silver commemorative coin issued by the United States Mint in 2006. Struck in both proof and uncirculated qualities, the commemorate coins celebrate the contributions of the San Francisco Old Mint, especially during and after the tragedies of the San Francisco earthquake and fire of […]
2007 Jamestown Silver Dollar Commemorative Coins
The 2007 Jamestown 400th Anniversary Silver Dollar was the first silver commemorative coin issued by the United States Mint in 2007. The commemorative coins were struck from 90% silver and were issued in both proof and uncirculated condition along with a $5 gold coin which also celebrated the founding of the historic site. Three ships […]
