# 793 - Modern American Silver Dollar Commemoratives - Part 23

Due to the coronavirus, I am stuck at home and I cannot access part of my stack, where I have coins I have not posted about before.

So we will 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 twenty-third is the 1995-D MS70 "Gymnastics".

"The 1995 Olympic Gymnastics Silver Dollar was issued as part of an ambitious range of commemorative coins issued for the XXVI Olympiad Summer Games held in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 16 different coin designs issued from 1995 to 1996 to commemorate the event."

PCGS graded 2,450 1995-D "Gymnastics", with 295 as MS70. 42,497 1995-P "Gymnastics" were minted in Denver.

I bought this coin in 2000 for $75.00 and today's price is around $80.00. The issue price was $31.95.

The obverse of the silver dollar features two athletes. It was designed by James C. Sharpe.

"The reverse of the coin features a design used in common for all of the 1995 Olympic Silver Dollars issued. This portrays the clasped hands of two athletes as designed by William Krawczewicz and modeled by T. James Ferrell."

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