Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Dollar Coin
Commemorative Coins
- Year of Issue: 2007
- Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 108-289
Background
Mintage Limit: 500,000 (across all product options
Recipient Organization: The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Secretary of the Interior and the Association for Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Surcharges will be directed to, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Secretary of the Interior and the Association for Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.Commemorative Coin Surcharges
Commemorative coin programs are created by acts of Congress to honor a person, place, or event. Surcharges from the sales of these coins help fund a variety of organizations and projects that benefit the public. Commemorative coins are only available from the United States Mint for a limited time, as specified by public law.
Characteristics
Obverse Inscriptions
• LIBERTY
• IN GOD WE TRUST
• FOUNDING JAMESTOWN
• 1607 - 2007
Reverse Inscriptions
• UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ONE DOLLAR
• E PLURIBUS UNUM
Mint and Mint Mark
Specifications
Weight: 26.730 grams nominal
Diameter: 1.500 inches (+/- .003 inches)
Composition: 90% silver, 10% copper
Artist Information
Obverse- Sculptor: Don Everhart, Sculptor-Engraver
- Designer: Donna Weaver, Artistic Infusion Program
- Sculptor: Charles L. Vickers
- Designer: Susan Gamble