U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof) (obverse)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof) (reverse)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof) (in case)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof) (Certificate of Authenticity)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof) (specs)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof) (Certificate of Authenticity)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof) (obverse) (Source: U. S. Mint website)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof) (reverse) (source: U. S. Mint website)

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof)

 

2026: Box #24 – Non-Apollo 11 U.S. Mint Coins

  

Seller: U.S. Mint (Acquired on site)

Washington, D.C.

 

Realized Sales Stats (Info from the U.S. Mint Website):

Silver Proof:

62,040 (Authorized mintage: 350,000 across all product options)

 

Silver Uncirculated:

24,734 (Authorized mintage: 350,000 across all product options)

 

Total Sales:

86,774 (Authorized mintage: 350,000 across all product options)

 

Acquired 29 March 2014

The U.S. Mint

Whitman Show

Baltimore, Maryland

 

2026-Box #24-Non-Apollo 11 US Mint Coins

2014-Baltimore-3-29

 

Background

In 2014, the U.S. Mint honored the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin. The coins’ designs are emblematic of the enactment of the Act and its contribution to civil rights in America.

Equality in education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movement. Fifty years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 greatly expanded civil rights protections, outlawing racial segregation in public places and places of public accommodation; funding federal programs; and encouraging desegregation in public schools.

 

The United Negro College Fund

Over its long and distinguished history, the United Negro College Fund has provided scholarships and operating funds to its member colleges that have enabled more than 400,000 young African-Americans to earn college degrees and become successful members of society. Those graduates include Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as many other leaders in the fields of education, science, medicine, law, entertainment, literature, the military, and politics who have made major contributions to the civil rights movement and the creation of a more equitable society.

 

Recipient Organization

Surcharges in the amount of $10 for each coin sold were authorized to be paid to the United Negro College Fund to carry out its purposes, including providing scholarships and internships for minority students and operating funds and technology enhancement services for 37 member historically black colleges and universities.

Commemorative coin programs are created by acts of Congress to honor a person, place, or event. Surcharges from the sales of these coins help fund a variety of organizations and projects that benefit the public. Commemorative coins are only available from the United States Mint for a limited time, as specified by public law.

 

Characteristics

The obverse (heads) design features three people holding hands at a civil rights march. The man holds a sign that reads “We Shall Overcome.” The design is symbolic of all marches that helped galvanize the civil rights movement.

The reverse (tails) design features three flames intertwined to symbolize the freedom of education, freedom to vote and freedom to control one’s own destiny. The design was inspired by the following quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.: “They get the fire hose. They fail to realize that water can only put out physical fire. But water can never drown the fire of freedom.”

 

Obverse Inscriptions

·         LIBERTY

·         2014

·         IN GOD WE TRUST

 

Reverse Inscriptions

·         CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

·         SIGNED INTO LAW JULY 2, 1964

·         E PLURIBUS UNUM

·         ONE DOLLAR

·         UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Mint and Mint Mark

·         Philadelphia

 

Specifications

·         Denomination: Dollar

·         Quality: Proof

·         Weight: 26.730 grams nominal

·         Edge: Reeded

·         Composition: 90 percent silver; 10 percent copper

·         Diameter: 1.5000 inches (±0.003) or 38.10 mm (±0.08)

·         Mintage Limit: 350,000 across all product options

·         Mint Mark: P

 

U.S. Mint Article: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar

U.S. Mint: 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar (Proof)