Commemorative Silver Dollar
April 27th, 2009
The United States Mint began issuing modern commemorative coins in 1982 after a long hiatus. One of the popular denominations for commemorative coins is the silver dollar size. The first modern silver dollar commemorative featured the Los Angeles Olympiad in 1983. In recent years, there have generally been one or two commemorative coins issued as silver dollars for each year. In 2006, this included coins for Benjamin Franklin and the Old San Francisco Mint. In 2007, there were coins for Jamestown and Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2008, the Bald Eagle was featured on a commemorative silver dollar. The varied nature of the designs make these an interesting assemblage.

Commemorative Silver Dollar Coin Specifications
| Dates: | 1983-present |
| Mints: | Philadelphia |
| Denver | |
| San Francisco | |
| Composition: | 90% silver |
| 10% copper | |
| Weight: | 26.73 grams |
| 0.86 ounces | |
| Diameter: | 31.10 mm |
| 1.5 inches |