US Mint Commemorative Coins

The following articles provide US Mint commemorative coins information on a range of clad, silver and gold releases dating from this year back to the 1990’s. The articles include commemorative coin images, coin specifications, mintages and other details related to each of the issues. Visit the main commemorative coins page for a visual listing of all the coins.

The 2002 West Point Bicentennial Silver Dollars were one of two commemorative silver coins dated that year to be released by the US Mint. The coins celebrated 200 years since the establishment of the military academy located at West Point, NY. These West Point Bicentennial Silver Dollars were struck to both proof and uncirculated condition […]

The 2001 American Buffalo Commemorative Silver Dollars were struck by the US Mint as one of two commemorative coins series issued that year. The Mint released the strikes for sale to the public on June 7, 2001. Featured on the obverse and reverse of the coins was one of America’s most beloved coin designs – […]

The 2001 Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coins were one of two commemorative coins series issued by the US Mint that year. The strikes were released on February 28, 2001 and consisted of a total of six unique coins. These six unique coins consisted of proof and uncirculated versions of the three coins shown below: 2001 […]

The 2000 Library of Congress Commemorative Coins were billed as "The Coins of Many Firsts" and were one of two commemorative strikes released by the US Mint in 2000. These strikes were issued to the public on April 24, 2000 and honored the United States Library of Congress. Congress authorized the strikes with the Library […]

The 2000 Leif Ericson Commemorative Silver Dollars were struck by the US Mint to mark the millennium of the discovery of the new world by Ericson. These coins were issued by the Mint on June 21, 2000 and were released in association with strikes from the Republic of Iceland also honoring Ericson. “This jointly-issued coin […]