The 2001 Commemorative Coins of the United States Mint. There were two separate programs under which coins were issued. The Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative coins included $5 gold, $1 silver, and clad half dollars. The 2001 American Buffalo Silver Dollar was also issued at mid-year. This program was extremely popular due to its use of the classic 1913 Buffalo Nickel design. All 500,000 silver dollars sold out in less than one month.

The 2001 Capitol Visitor Center Half Dollar represented the first commemorative half dollar issued in five years. The last commemorative coins of this denomination had been issued as part of the large program from 1995-1996 for the Olympics. The present coin was issued along with a $5 gold and $1 silver for the proposed Capitol [...]

The 2001 Capitol Visitor Center Silver Dollar was issued as part of the commemorative coin program authorized for the proposed Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. The program included three different coins issued in proof and uncirculated versions.
The obverse of the Capitol Visitor Center Silver Dollar presents an image of the original Capitol with the [...]

The 2001 Capitol Visitor $5 Gold Coin was issued along with a silver dollar and clad half dollar for the proposed Visitor Center to the U.S. Capitol. The coins of the program had relatively slow sales, with the lowest mintage occurring for the uncirculated version of the gold coin.
The obverse of the Capitol Visitor Center [...]

The 2001 American Buffalo Silver Dollar was issued to commemorate the recently opened National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) of the Smithsonian Institution. The classic design of the coin after James Earle Fraser’s Buffalo Nickel, made this commemorative coin issue immensely popular with collectors, leading to a prompt sell out.
The obverse and reverse designs [...]