1 Dollar - Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary (1991)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 229 |
| Weight (g) | 26.75 |
| Diameter (mm) | 38.1 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Silver (.900) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 64.1 |
| Currency Value (USD) | 1 |
| Orientation | Coin orientation ↑↓ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Young Martin
Lettering:
LIBERTY
1991
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
IN GOD WE TRUST
Description:
The obverse design of the silver dollar contains a view of Mount Rushmore. The mountainside carving by Gutzon Borglum features busts of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. At the bottom of the coin are two laurel wreaths with a ribbon containing the motto “In God We Trust”. Other inscriptions include “Liberty”, “Golden Anniversary”, “Mount Rushmore National Memorial”, and “1991”.
LIBERTY
1991
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL
IN GOD WE TRUST
Description:
The obverse design of the silver dollar contains a view of Mount Rushmore. The mountainside carving by Gutzon Borglum features busts of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. At the bottom of the coin are two laurel wreaths with a ribbon containing the motto “In God We Trust”. Other inscriptions include “Liberty”, “Golden Anniversary”, “Mount Rushmore National Memorial”, and “1991”.
Reverse
Engraved by Frank Gasparro
Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY S
E.PLURIBUS.UNUM
ONE DOLLAR
Description:
On the reverse of the coin is the Great Seal of the United States with a sunburst and an outline of the America. There is a star placed at the location of Mount Rushmore with an inscription “Shrine of Democracy”. The remaining inscriptions include “United States of America”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and “One Dollar”.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
SHRINE OF DEMOCRACY S
E.PLURIBUS.UNUM
ONE DOLLAR
Description:
On the reverse of the coin is the Great Seal of the United States with a sunburst and an outline of the America. There is a star placed at the location of Mount Rushmore with an inscription “Shrine of Democracy”. The remaining inscriptions include “United States of America”, “E Pluribus Unum”, and “One Dollar”.
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 P | 133,139 | United States Mint of Philadelphia | Unknown |
| 1991 S | 738,419 | United States Mint of San Francisco, Proof | Unknown |