December 20, 2016 -
The U.S. Olympic Paralympic Silver Dollar was released in 1996 to support the 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games and the programs of the United States Olympic Committee. A part of a larger program of commemorative coins for the XXVI Olympiad,...
December 20, 2016 -
The U.S. Olympic High Jump Silver Dollar was released in 1996 to support the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games and the programs of the United States Olympic Committee. It features a design of an athlete during the Fosbury Flop which is a...
December 20, 2016 -
The U.S. Olympic Flag Bearer Gold Five Dollar coin was released in 1996 to support the Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games and the programs of the United States Olympic Committee. It features a design of athletes from every country bearing their respective...
January 27, 2017 -
Beautifully struck in .9999 fine, 24–karat gold, this 2016 centennial anniversary release celebrates Adolph A. Weinman’s original “Walking Liberty” half dollar design. Each gold coin contains one–half troy ounce of 24–karat gold, symbolic of the coin’s denomination, and has a...
January 27, 2017 -
Beautifully struck in .9999 fine, 24–karat gold, this gold 2016 centennial anniversary release celebrates Hermon A. MacNeil’s original “Standing Liberty” quarter design. Each gold coin contains one–quarter troy ounce of 24–karat gold, symbolic of the coin’s denomination, and has a...
January 27, 2017 -
Beautifully struck in .9999 fine 24–karat gold, the Mercury Dime Centennial Gold Coin features Adolph A. Weinman’s original Winged Liberty design. This gold dime coin is commonly referred to as the Mercury Dime because of Liberty’s resemblance to the Roman...
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release December 9, 1970 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, today issued the following statement after the House-Senate Conferees’ approval of the coinage amendments authorizing the Mint to produce Eisenhower dollar coins in silver and in cupro-nickel, and...
January 23, 2017 -
December 1970 Frank Gasparro, the U.S. Mint’s chief sculptor and engraver, designed the front and back of the Eisenhower dollar coin. He began working on the obverse drawing for the coin in the spring of 1969 and settled on using...
February 2, 2017 -
Press Release March 29, 1971 HOLD FOR RELEASE AT 11:00 AM, PST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1971 The first strike of the Eisenhower silver dollar coin took place today at the United States Assay Office in San Francisco, California. Eugene T....
December 28, 2016 -
Press Release August 13, 1971 Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, will present to Dr. John E. Wickman, Director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas, a pair of the galvanos of the new Eisenhower dollar coin...