Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar
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In 2005, the United States Mint
released a silver dollar commemorative coin
in honor of the 230th birthday of the United States Marine Corps
.
The coin was sold as both as a proof coin
and an uncirculated coin, for a total number of 600,000 coins. They became available to order on July 20, 2005, and by September 21, 2005, all coins had been purchased.
This was the first time the United States released a coin to represent a branch of its military.
. Additionally, the Marine Corps official emblem, the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor
is on the reverse.
Mintage (max.): 600,000
Based on independent market research provided by the recipient organization (the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation), the Secretary
exercised his authority (for the first time) to increase the legislated maximum mintage (500,000) to 600,000.
U.S. Mint Facility: Philadelphia
Public Law: 108-291
United States Mint
The United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. The Mint was created by Congress with the Coinage Act of 1792, and placed within the Department of State...
released a silver dollar commemorative coin
Commemorative coin
Commemorative coins are coins that were issued to commemorate some particular event or issue. Most world commemorative coins were issued from the 1960s onward, although there are numerous examples of commemorative coins of earlier date. Such coins have a distinct design with reference to the...
in honor of the 230th birthday of the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
.
The coin was sold as both as a proof coin
Proof coinage
Proof coinage means special early samples of a coin issue, historically made for checking the dies and for archival purposes, but nowadays often struck in greater numbers specially for coin collectors . Many countries now issue them....
and an uncirculated coin, for a total number of 600,000 coins. They became available to order on July 20, 2005, and by September 21, 2005, all coins had been purchased.
This was the first time the United States released a coin to represent a branch of its military.
Specifications
The coin features one of the most recognizable scenes of Marine Corps history, Raising the Flag on Iwo JimaRaising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.The photograph was extremely...
. Additionally, the Marine Corps official emblem, the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor
Eagle, Globe, and Anchor
The Eagle, Globe, and Anchor is the official emblem and insignia of the United States Marine Corps. The current emblem traces its roots in the designs and ornaments of the early Continental Marines as well as the British Royal Marines. The present emblem, adopted in 1966, differs from the emblem of...
is on the reverse.
Mintage (max.): 600,000
Based on independent market research provided by the recipient organization (the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation), the Secretary
United States Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
exercised his authority (for the first time) to increase the legislated maximum mintage (500,000) to 600,000.
U.S. Mint Facility: Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mint
The Philadelphia Mint was created from the need to establish a national identity and the needs of commerce in the United States. This led the Founding Fathers of the United States to make an establishment of a continental national mint a main priority after the ratification of the Constitution of...
Public Law: 108-291