1992 Commemorative Coins from the United States Mint. The coins issued for this year included seven different designs across three different programs. This represented the largest number of modern commemorative coins issued to date. Programs included the 1992 Olympic Games, the White House 200th Anniversary, and the Quincentenary of Christopher Columbus’ discovery of America.
The 1992 White House Silver Dollar was released to mark the 200th anniversary of the White House. The cornerstone for the structure was originally placed on October 13, 1792. Surcharges from the sale of coins were used for the preservation of the public rooms of the White House.
The obverse of the coin displays a view [...]
The 1992 Columbus $5 Gold Coin was issued along with two other coins for the quincentenary of Columbus’ discovery of the Americas. The other commemorative coins included in the program were a copper nickel clad half dollar and silver dollar coin. Surcharges raised from the program were distributed to the newly established Christopher Columbus Quincentenary [...]
The 1992 Columbus Silver Dollar was issued for the quincentenary of Columbus’ discovery of the Americas. Additional commemorative coins were issued in copper nickel clad and gold compositions. Surcharges from the sale of the coins were used to benefit the newly established Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Coins and Fellowship Foundation.
The obverse of the coin features Christopher [...]
The 1992 Columbus Half Dollar was issued to mark the 500th anniversary of quincentenary of the discovery of the Americas by Christopher Columbus. Additional coins were issued in gold and silver to round out the program. One hundred years prior in 1892, commemorative half dollars had been issued to mark the 400th anniversary.
The 1992 Columbus [...]
The 1992 Olympic $5 Gold was issued for the 1992 Olympic Games. The gold coin was one of three coins issued for this purpose, the other two being a silver dollar and clad half dollar. Even though the games were not held in the United States, the coins were issued to help raise money to [...]
The 1992 Olympic Silver Dollar was issued for the XXV Olympic Games. The summer games were held in Barcelona, Spain and the winter games were held in Albertville and Savoie, France. Funds raised from the clad, silver, and gold commemorative coins issued were used to help train American athletes.
The 1992 Olympic Silver Dollar Commemorative coin [...]
The 1992 Olympic Half Dollar was issued along with separate gold and silver coins for the 1992 Olympic Games. The summer games were held in Barcelona, Spain and the winter games were held in Albertville and Savoie, France. The commemorative coin issues were used to raise money to train American athletes.
The 1992 Olympic Half Dollar [...]