# 1250 - Modern American Silver Dollar Commemoratives - Part 16

We will now continue a series that I published almost two years ago, "The Modern American Silver Commemorative Dollars".

This will be a little different series, because the photos are new (I hope better than the old ones) and the text will be different (of course the basics are the same).

The info below comes mostly from: https://moderncommemoratives.com/

"The United States Modern Commemorative Coin program began in 1982. That year, the US Mint released commemorative half dollar coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Since that date, commemorative coins have been issued nearly every year to celebrate famous American people, places, events, and institutions.

Each commemorative coin program is authorized under an Act of Congress. The Act typically specifies the subject to be commemorated, the denomination of coins to be issued, and the maximum authorized mintage for each. Additionally, most commemorative coin programs include surcharges added to the cost of each coin, which will be distributed to specified beneficiary organizations or fund projects that benefit the community."

All coins weight 26.73g with 90% silver purity. They were issued in Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated finish.

They will be presented in the order they were minted, but only one of each design. I will alternate the Proofs with the Brilliant Uncirculated.

The sixteenth is the 1991-1995-W PR70 UCAM "World War II".

"The 1991-1995 World War II Silver Dollar was issued in 1993 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of America’s involvement in World War II from 1941 to 1945. Surcharges from the sales of the three coins included in the program were used to construct the World War II monument in Washington DC and a D-Day monument planned for France, which was never constructed."

PCGS graded 3,766 1991-1995-W "World War II" Proof, with 161 as PR70 UCAM. 342,041 1991-1995-W "World War II" Proof were minted in West Point.

I bought this coin in 2014 for $370.00 and today's price is around $310.00. The issue price was $31.00.

"The obverse of the silver dollar features an American soldier on the shores of Normandy on June 6, 1944, known as D-Day.
The obverse and reverse were both designed by Thomas D. Rodgers Sr. "

"The reverse features a quote from Dwight D. Eisenhower with sleeve insignia from the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force."

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