1 Dollar Civil War Battlefield

Features

Issuer	United States (US territories United States)
Ruling authority	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1995
Value	1 Dollar (1 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	26.73 g
Diameter	38.1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 38460
References	KM# 255 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , PCGS# 9700, 9701 PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , Greysheet# 10500, 10506 Greysheet (https://www.greysheet.com/coin-prices)

Commemorative issue

Civil War

Obverse

Soldier giving assistance to wounded enemy soldier.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIBERTY
IN GOD
WE TRUST
1995

Engraver: Don Troiani

Reverse

Little Round Top at Gettysburg battlefield beneath quote of Joshua Chamberlain.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES
of
AMERICA
E PLURIBUS
UNUM
IN GREATS DEED SOMETHING ABIDES.
ON GREAT FIELDS SOMETHING STAYS.
FORMS CHANGE AND PASS: BODIES DISAPPEAR:
BUT SPIRITS LINGER TO CONSECRATE GROUND
FOR THE VISIONPLACE OF SOULS.
- JOSHUA CHAMBERLAIN
ONE DOLLAR
JM

Engraver: John M. Mercanti

Edge

Reeded

Mints

P	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
S	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

The 1995 Civil War Battlefields Silver Dollar was to commemorative 100 years of Civil War battlefields preservation. This is dated from the establishment of the Gettysburg National Military Park in 1895. The silver dollar commemorative was issued along with a $5 gold and clad half dollar coin to round out the program.

Proof and uncirculated versions of the 1995 Civil War Battlefields Silver Dollar were issued, with the proof coins minted at San Francisco and the uncirculated coins minted at Philadlephia. There was a maximum authorized mintage of 1 million coins, which was not met. The coins were sold individually, as multi coin sets with other Civil War Battlefields Commmoratives, and included in the annual Prestige Proof Set.

1995-P Uncirculated Civil War Battlefields Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $27.00
Regular Price: $29.00
Final Mintage: 45,866

1995-S Proof Civil War Battlefields Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $30.00
Regular Price: $34.00
Final Mintage: 437,114

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Date	Mintage	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1995 P	45 866	$ 41		24%
1995 S	437 114	$ 46	Proof	88%

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Bullion value: USD 25.45 Search tips

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 116 Lot 2372	9 Mar 2024	1995 P – PCGS# 9700, Greysheet# 10500	UNC	USD 31.93 (EUR 28.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 106 Lot 1158	27 Dec 2023	1995 P – PCGS# 9700, Greysheet# 10500	UNC	USD 29.65 (EUR 26.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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