1998 Commemorative Coins of the United States Mint. Only two commemorative coin programs were featured for the year, both of which included one silver dollar coin. The programs honored Robert F. Kennedy and Black Revolutionary War Patriots with a depiction of Crispus Attucks. A popular Kennedy Collector’s Set was offered by the Mint, which included a matte proof 1998-S Kennedy Half Dollar.

The 1998 Robert F. Kennedy Silver Dollar was issued to commemorate the life and work of Robert F. Kennedy, authorized under Public Law 103-328. The year of release for the coin took place on the 30th anniversary of his death.
The obverse of the coin features an image of Robert F. Kennedy designed by Thomas D. [...]

The 1998 Black Revolutionary War Patriots Silver Dollar was issued to mark the 275th anniversary of the birth of Crispus Attucks. He was the first patriot killed during the Boston Massacre in 1770, one of the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. A portion of the surcharges would go towards a Black Patriots Memorial [...]