1989 Congress Silver Dollar

1989 Congress Silver Dollar - United States Mint Image

The 1989 Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Silver Dollar was one of three coins released to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Congress. The legislative body had first convened under the US Constitution in 1789 in Philadelphia. The three commemorative coins included a clad half dollar, silver dollar, and $5 gold coin.

The 1989 Congress Silver Dollar obverse features a full view of Thomas Crawford's Freedom. This statue was placed atop of the Capitol dome in 1863. Clouds and rays of sunlight appear in the background of the view. The reverse features the mace of the House of Representatives. Both sides of the coin were designed by William Woodward after models produced by Chester Y. Martin.

The obverse inscriptions include "Liberty", "In God We Trust", the dual date "1789" and "1989", and the mintmark. The reverse inscriptions include "United States of America", the denomination "One Dollar", "E Pluribus Unum", and the denomination "Bicentennial of the Congress".

The Congress Silver Dollar coin was produced in proof version at the San Francisco Mint and in uncirculated version at the Denver Mint. The maximum authorized mintage across both options was 3 million coins. The silver dollars were sold individually or incorporated into different two and three coin sets and one six coin sets. A pre-issued discount price was available before regular pricing went into effect.

Coin Specifications

Designer: William Woodward
Weight: 26.7300 g
Composition: 90% Silver (0.7736 ounces of silver)
Diameter: 38.1 mm
Maximum Authorized Mintage: 10,000,000

1989-D Uncirculated Congress Silver Dollar

Pre-Issue Price: $23.00
Regular Price: $26.00
Final Mintage: 762,198

1989-S Proof Congress Silver Dollar

Pre-Issue Price: $25.00
Regular Price: $29.00
Final Mintage: 135,203

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