Through the years, commemorative U. Silver dollars have been issued with a great variety of beautiful and stirring designs, but one of the most unusual design features is a quote attributed to a person being honored on the coin. In fact, there are only four such coins in U. Each silver dollar was a limited edition that was made available for a short period and in a restricted mintage. As a result, these coins have been out of issue for up to 20 years and are increasingly hard to find. They were struck in 90% pure silver and are the size and weight of a classic U. Each of the four coins with attributable quotes honors a significant event or person in history, and the inspiring quote is on the reverse of the coin. Together, they make an unprecedented collection. Finding just one coin is a increasingly hard, but getting all four coins in a single collection is a rare accomplishment. What’s more, this collection includes the stunning Proof editions of the coins, so all four coins are pristine, gem-perfect examples. They are the highest quality coins struck by the U. To achieve Proof quality, each coin is struck at least twice on a highly-polished silver coin blank, and the dies are cleaned and polished frequently to assure the best possible strikes. The result is frosted three-dimensional images set against mirror-like backgrounds; the contrast also makes the quotes easy to read. Each coin is protectively encapsulated, and all four coins are beautifully displayed in a custom presentation case. The four coins are. 1993 World War II Silver Proof Dollar. Issued to commemorate the 50. Anniversary of World War II. Struck at the West Point Mint and released on May 28, 1993. Obverse shows a U. Soldier at a Normandy beach on D-Day (June 6, 1944), the turning point in the war. The D-Day campaign was led by. The reverse features the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, plus a section of a speech. Delivered by Eisenhower to the troops. On D-Day: I have full confidence. In your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory! 1995 Civil War Battlefield Preservation Silver Proof Dollar. Issued to mark the 100. Anniversary of the beginning of the protection of Civil War battlefields (the Gettysburg battlefield site in 1895). Struck at the San Francisco Mint and released on March 31, 1995. Obverse features a Civil War. Infantryman raising a canteen to the lips of a wounded foe. The reverse includes a quotation from Joshua Chamberlain, a college teacher from Maine who became one of the heroes of Gettysburg: I. N great deeds something abides. On great fields something stays. Forms change and pass, bodies disappear: but spirits linger to consecrate ground for the visionplace of souls. 1995 Special Olympics World Games Silver Proof Dollar. Commemorate the Special Olympics World Games and recognize the achievements of participants. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint and released on May 2, 1995. A portrait of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics. And the sister of President John F. This was the first U. Silver dollar to feature a person who was still living and the first to feature an identifiable woman. The reverse shows a Special Olympics medal, a rose, and a quote from Shriver. As we hope for the best in them, hope is reborn in us. 2009 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Silver Proof Dollar. Anniversary of the birth of President Abraham Lincoln. Struck at the Philadelphia Mint and released on February 12, 2009 – the precise 200. Anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. A portrait of Lincoln based on the statue of Lincoln by Daniel Chester French that sits inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. The reverse features the last 43 words of Lincoln’s most famous speech, the Gettysburg Address. We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this Nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by. The people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins: US\Other US Coins”. The seller is “patrioticmint” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Strike Type: Proof
• Certification: FCM
• Composition: Silver