# 1242 - Modern American Silver Dollar Commemoratives - Part 8

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 eighth is the 1991-S PR70 "Mount Rushmore".

"The 1991 Mount Rushmore Dollar was issued as part of a program celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Mount Rushmore National Monument."

PCGS graded 4,398 1991-S "Mount Rushmore", with 320 as PR70. 738,419 1991-S "Mount Rushmore" were minted in San Francisco.

I bought this coin in 2000 for $110.00 and today's price is around $160.00. The issue price was $31.00.

"The obverse design of the silver dollar contains a view of Mount Rushmore. The mountainside carving by Gutzon Borglum features busts of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

The obverse was designed by Marika H. Somogyi and modeled by Chester Young Martin."

"On the reverse of the coin is the Great Seal of the United States with a sunburst and an outline of the America. There is a star placed at the location of Mount Rushmore with an inscription “Shrine of Democracy”.

The reverse was designed by Frank Gasparro."

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