United States Mint Commemorative Coins
2004 Commemorative Coins from the United States Mint. The United States Mint offered commemorative coins under two separate programs for this year. The subjects included Thomas Alva Edison’s invention of the light bulk and Lewis and Clark’s famous expedition. Each coin included a single silver dollar with maximum authorized mintage of 500,000.
The 2004 Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Silver Dollar (Buy on eBay) was issued to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the famous expedition of the two explorers. During the same year, the five cent piece featured two different “Westward Journey” reverse designs to commemorate expedition. The obverse of the silver dollar features Captains Lewis and Clark […]
The 2004 Thomas Alva Edison Silver Dollar (Buy on eBay) was issued to mark the 125th anniversary of the famous inventor’s successful demonstration of the electric light bulb, which had occurred on October 21, 1879. Although Edison is credited with hundreds of inventions, the commemorative coin program took focus on this important accomplishment. The obverse […]