This listing is for a 2016-P National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Dollar PROOF Coin.
This is a PROOF strike coin from the Philadelphia (P) Mint.
This coin was struck to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service.
President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the service on August 25, 1916.
There were only 77,367 of this proof dollar minted at the Philadelphia Mint.
This coin is comprised of .900 (90%) silver and .100 (10%) copper, with a diameter of 38.1mm and a weight of 26.73 grams.
The obverse, desinged by Joseph Menna, shows Yellowstone's Old Faithful geyser with a buffalo in the foreground. The obverse was designed by Joseph Menna.
The reverse, designed by Chris Costello, shows a Latina Folklorico dancer and the National Park Service logo.
The 2016-P National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Dollar PROOF Coin comes in the original U.S. Mint Packaging with a Certificate of Authenticity (COA.)
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Modern Commemorative Coins
The U.S. Mint did not make commemorative coins from 1955-1981, despite repeated calls from the public to do so.
In 1982 the Treasury department finally issued it's first commemorative coin since 1954, a silver half dollar honoring the 250th anniversary of George Washington's birth.
In the past, the responsiblity for distributing commemorative coins had been placed in the hands of a commission or private individuals. This time, the responsibility fell
to the U.S. Mint, and all profits were distributed to the U.S. Government. With the coming of the 1983 and 1984 Los Nageles Omypics, came the opportunity to place a surcharge
on each coin, each to the benefit of an organization that was determined by Congress (in this case, the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee). While this change was widely
criticized at the time, it is now the standard and the practice continues with very little controversy.
While modern commemorative coins have not seen much appreciation from the public in general, these coins continue be be incredibly significant in their historical, cultural and sentimental value.