List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1980s)
1980[edit]
Medals[edit]
Medal | Obverse design | Reverse design | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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Grant Wood American Arts medal | Grant Wood | American Gothic | Uncirculated: 500,000 (W) | 1980 | ||
Marian Anderson American Arts medal | Marian Anderson | Hands holding a globe | Uncirculated: 1,000,000 (W) | 1980 |
1981[edit]
Medals[edit]
Medal | Obverse design | Reverse design | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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Mark Twain American Arts medal | Mark Twain | Steamboat on the Mississippi River | Uncirculated: 141,000 (W) | 1981 | ||
Willa Cather American Arts medal | Willa Cather | Woman plowing a field | Uncirculated: 200,000 (W) | 1981 |
1982[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar[1] | George Washington riding a horse | Mount Vernon with eagle | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | Authorized: 10,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 2,210,458 D Proof: 4,894,044 S | 1982 – 1985 |
Medals[edit]
Medal | Obverse design | Reverse design | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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Louis Armstrong American Arts medal | Louis Armstrong | Trumpet | Uncirculated: 420,000 (W) | 1982 | ||
Frank Lloyd Wright American Arts medal | Frank Lloyd Wright | Fallingwater | Uncirculated: 360,000 (W) | 1982 |
1983[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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$1 | 1984 Summer Olympics dollar[2] | The Discobolus of Myron | Head of an eagle | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | Authorized: 50,000,000 (max 1983–1984 total) Uncirculated: 294,543 P Proof: 1,577,025 S | 1983 – 1984 |
Medals[edit]
Medal | Obverse design | Reverse design | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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Robert Frost American Arts medal | Robert Frost | Three lines from Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken | Uncirculated: 500,000 (W) | 1983 | ||
Alexander Calder American Arts medal | Alexander Calder | Kinetic sculpture | Uncirculated: 410,000 (W) | 1983 |
1984[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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$1 | 1984 Summer Olympics dollar[3] | The pair of life-sized bronze nude statues of male and female athletes atop Olympic Gateway in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Eagle | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | Uncirculated: 217,954 P Proof: 1,801,210 S | 1984 | ||
$10 | 1984 Summer Olympics eagle[4] | Olympic torch runners | Eagle clutching an olive branch in its right claw and arrows in its left claw | Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% | Authorized: 2,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 75,886 W Proof: 33,309 P | 1984 |
Medals[edit]
Medal | Obverse design | Reverse design | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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Helen Hayes American Arts medal | Helen Hayes | Ribbon surrounding the words "First Lady of the Stage" | Uncirculated: 35,000 (W) | 1984 | ||
John Steinbeck American Arts medal | John Steinbeck | Farm scene | Uncirculated: 35,000 (W) | 1984 |
1986[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | Statue of Liberty half dollar[5] | Side view of Liberty and back view of immigrant ship steaming into New York harbor | Immigrant family with their belongings on the threshold of America | Cu 92%, Ni 8% | Authorized: 25,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 928,008 D Proof: 6,925,627 S | 1986 | ||
$1 | Statue of Liberty dollar[6] | Liberty with the Ellis Island Immigration Center in the background | Liberty's torch with inscriptions | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | Authorized: 10,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 723,635 P Proof: 6,414638 S | 1986 | ||
$5 | Statue of Liberty half eagle[7] | Close up of the Statue of Liberty | An eagle in flight | Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% | Authorized: 500,000 (max) Uncirculated: 95,248 W Proof: 404,013 W | 1986 |
1987[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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$1 | United States Constitution Bicentennial dollar[8] | A sheaf of parchments, a quill pen, and the words "We the People" | Human figures representing the cultural and social diversity of America | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | Authorized: 10,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 451,629 P Proof: 2,747,116 S | 1987 | ||
$5 | United States Constitution Bicentennial half eagle[9] | Eagle holding a quill pen | The words "We the People" and a quill pen | Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% | Authorized: 1,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 214,225 W Proof: 651,659 W | 1987 |
1988[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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$1 | 1988 Summer Olympics dollar[10] | The torches of Lady Liberty and the Olympics merging into one flame | US Olympic Committee logo | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | Authorized: 10,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 191,368 D Proof: 1,359,366 S | 1988 | ||
$5 | 1988 Summer Olympics half eagle[11] | Nike | Olympic flame | Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% | Authorized: 1,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 62,913 W Proof: 281,456 W | 1988 |
1989[edit]
Non-circulating coins[edit]
Face value | Coin | Obverse design | Reverse design | Composition | Mintage | Available | Obverse | Reverse |
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50¢ | U.S. Congress Bicentennial half dollar[12] | Bust of the Statue of Freedom | Capitol Building | Cu 92%, Ni 8% | Authorized: 4,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 163,753 D Proof: 762,198 S | 1989 | ||
$1 | U.S. Congress Bicentennial dollar[13] | Statue of Freedom | Mace of the House of Representatives | Ag 90%, Cu 10% | Authorized: 3,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 135,203 D Proof: 762,198 S | 1989 | ||
$5 | U.S. Congress Bicentennial half eagle[14] | The Capital Dome | Eagle from the canopy of the Old Senate Chamber | Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% | Authorized: 1,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 46,899 W Proof: 164,690 W | 1989 |
References[edit]
- ^ "1982 George Washington 250th Anniversary Commemorative Half Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "1983 Olympics Silver Dollar/Discus Thrower". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "1984 Olympics Silver Dollar/Coliseum". United States Mint. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "1984 Olympics Ten Dollar Gold Eagle/Runners". United States Mint. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
- ^ "Statue of Liberty Half Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "1986 U.S. Statue of Liberty Coins". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Statue of Liberty Gold $5". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Constitution Bicentennial Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Constitution Bicentennial Gold $5". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Olympics (Seoul) Silver Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Olympics (Seoul) Gold $5". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Congress Bicentennial Half Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Congress Bicentennial Silver Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "Congress Bicentennial Gold $5". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.