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List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1980s)

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1980

Medals

Medal Obverse design Reverse design Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
Grant Wood American Arts medal Grant Wood American Gothic Uncirculated:

500,000 (W)

1980
Marian Anderson American Arts medal Marian Anderson Hands holding a globe Uncirculated:

1,000,000 (W)

1980

1981

Medals

Medal Obverse design Reverse design Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
Mark Twain American Arts medal Mark Twain Steamboat on the Mississippi River Uncirculated:

141,000 (W)

1981
Willa Cather American Arts medal Willa Cather Woman plowing a field Uncirculated:

200,000 (W)

1981

1982

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar George Washington riding a horse Mount Vernon with eagle Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized:

10,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

2,210,458 D

Proof:

4,894,044 S

1982 –

1985

Medals

Medal Obverse design Reverse design Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
Louis Armstrong American Arts medal Louis Armstrong Trumpet Uncirculated:

420,000 (W)

1982
Frank Lloyd Wright American Arts medal Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater Uncirculated:

360,000 (W)

1982

1983

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
$1 1984 Summer Olympics dollar The Discobolus of Myron Head of an eagle Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized:

50,000,000 (max 1983–1984 total)

Uncirculated:

294,543 P
174,014 D
174,014 S

Proof:

1,577,025 S

1983 – 1984

Medals

Medal Obverse design Reverse design Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
Robert Frost American Arts medal Robert Frost Three lines from Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken Uncirculated:

500,000 (W)

1983
Alexander Calder American Arts medal Alexander Calder Kinetic sculpture Uncirculated:

410,000 (W)

1983

1984

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
$1 1984 Summer Olympics dollar The pair of life-sized bronze nude statues of male and female athletes atop Olympic Gateway in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Eagle Ag 90%, Cu 10% Uncirculated:

217,954 P
116,675 D
116,675 S

Proof:

1,801,210 S

1984
$10 1984 Summer Olympics eagle Olympic torch runners Eagle clutching an olive branch in its right claw and arrows in its left claw Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% Authorized:

2,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

75,886 W

Proof:

33,309 P
34,533 D
48,551 S
381,085 W

1984

Medals

Medal Obverse design Reverse design Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
Helen Hayes American Arts medal Helen Hayes Ribbon surrounding the words "First Lady of the Stage" Uncirculated:

35,000 (W)

1984
John Steinbeck American Arts medal John Steinbeck Farm scene Uncirculated:

35,000 (W)

1984

1986

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ Statue of Liberty half dollar Side view of Liberty and back view of immigrant ship steaming into New York harbor Immigrant family with their belongings on the threshold of America Cu 92%, Ni 8% Authorized:

25,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

928,008 D

Proof:

6,925,627 S

1986
$1 Statue of Liberty

dollar

Liberty with the Ellis Island Immigration Center in the background Liberty's torch with inscriptions Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized:

10,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

723,635 P

Proof:

6,414638 S

1986
$5 Statue of Liberty half eagle Close up of the Statue of Liberty An eagle in flight Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% Authorized:

500,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

95,248 W

Proof:

404,013 W

1986

1987

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
$1 United States Constitution Bicentennial dollar A sheaf of parchments, a quill pen, and the words "We the People" Human figures representing the cultural and social diversity of America Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized:

10,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

451,629 P

Proof:

2,747,116 S

1987
$5 United States Constitution Bicentennial half eagle Eagle holding a quill pen The words "We the People" and a quill pen Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% Authorized:

1,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

214,225 W

Proof:

651,659 W

1987

1988

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
$1 1988 Summer Olympics dollar The torches of Lady Liberty and the Olympics merging into one flame US Olympic Committee logo Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized:

10,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

191,368 D

Proof:

1,359,366 S

1988
$5 1988 Summer Olympics half eagle Nike Olympic flame Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% Authorized:

1,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

62,913 W

Proof:

281,456 W

1988

1989

Non-circulating coins

Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse
50¢ U.S. Congress Bicentennial half dollar Bust of the Statue of Freedom Capitol Building Cu 92%, Ni 8% Authorized:

4,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

163,753 D

Proof:

762,198 S

1989
$1 U.S. Congress Bicentennial dollar Statue of Freedom Mace of the House of Representatives Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized:

3,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

135,203 D

Proof:

762,198 S

1989
$5 U.S. Congress Bicentennial half eagle The Capital Dome Eagle from the canopy of the Old Senate Chamber Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4% Authorized:

1,000,000 (max)

Uncirculated:

46,899 W

Proof:

164,690 W

1989

References

  1. "1982 George Washington 250th Anniversary Commemorative Half Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. "1983 Olympics Silver Dollar/Discus Thrower". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. "1984 Olympics Silver Dollar/Coliseum". United States Mint. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  4. "1984 Olympics Ten Dollar Gold Eagle/Runners". United States Mint. Retrieved 2008-05-30.
  5. "Statue of Liberty Half Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. "1986 U.S. Statue of Liberty Coins". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  7. "Statue of Liberty Gold $5". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  8. "Constitution Bicentennial Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  9. "Constitution Bicentennial Gold $5". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  10. "Olympics (Seoul) Silver Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  11. "Olympics (Seoul) Gold $5". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  12. "Congress Bicentennial Half Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  13. "Congress Bicentennial Silver Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  14. "Congress Bicentennial Gold $5". United States Mint. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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