Jamestown 400th Anniversary silver dollar
In 2007, the United States Mint released a silver dollar commemorative coin which commemorates the 400th year after the founding of Jamestown. Surcharges from the sale of the Jamestown commemorative were donated to Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Secretary of the Interior and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities to support programs that promote the understanding of the legacies of Jamestown.
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| Value | 1 U.S. Dollar |
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| Mass | 26.730 g |
| Diameter | 1.50 inches mm |
| Thickness | ? mm |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Composition | 90%Ag/10%Cu |
| Years of minting | 2007 |
| Catalog number | KM-405 |
| Obverse | |
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| Design | The "Three Faces of Diversity" of Jamestown including an African, Captain John Smith and an American Indian. Inscriptions: "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "Founding Jamestown" "1607 - 2007" |
| Designer | Donna Weaver |
| Design date | 2007 |
| Reverse | |
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| Design | Depiction of the three ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and the Discovery which brought the first settlers to Jamestown. Inscriptions: "United States of America", "One Dollar", "E Pluribus Unum" and mint mark 'P' |
| Designer | Susan Gamble |
| Design date | 2007 |
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The coin is being sold as both as a proof coin and an uncirculated coin, with a maximum coinage of 500,000 coins. The coins only mintmark is P, for the Philadelphia mint.
Features
- Coin Finishes: proof, and uncirculated
- Maximum Mintage: 500,000
- U.S. Mint Facility: Philadelphia Mint (P)
value(currently):$0.0–$255
References
- George S. Cuhaj (10 July 2015). 2016 Standard Catalog of World Coins 2001-Date. "F+W Media, Inc.". pp. 1315–. ISBN 978-1-4402-4410-0.
- Yossi Dotan (4 June 2010). Watercraft on World Coins: America and Asia, 1800-2008. Sussex Academic Press. pp. 233–. ISBN 978-1-898595-50-2.
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