🎗️ 1991-S $1 USO COMMEMORATIVE SILVER DOLLAR PROOF COIN PCGS PR69DCAM 🎗️

in 1982, the U.S. Mint kicked off the "modern era" of U.S. commemorative coins with limited-issue 90% silver half dollars honoring the 250th anniversary of George Washington's birth. Many U.S. commemoratives have followed – honoring a wide variety of anniversaries, occasions, individuals, groups and events.

Congressional Approval Is Required

Proposed commemorative coin programs are considered by two U.S. congressional committees – the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs – and the House Financial Services Committee. For a commemorative program to proceed to design and production, it must be approved by both houses of Congress and signed into law by the president.

Each commemorative coin is produced by the United States Mint in limited quantity and is only available for a limited time.

U.S. Commemorative Coins – A Celebration Of American History

As well as commemorating important aspects of American history and culture, these coins help raise money for important causes. Part of the price of these coins is a surcharge that goes to organizations and projects that benefit the community. For example, surcharges on the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center commemorative coins helped build a new visitor center under the U.S. Capitol’s East Plaza.

Since the modern commemorative coin program began in 1982, the United States Mint has raised more than $506,301,189 in surcharges to help build new museums, maintain national monuments like the Vietnam War Memorial, preserve historical sites like George Washington’s home, support various Olympic programs, and much more.