# 883 - Modern American Silver Dollar Commemoratives - Part 68

Due to the coronavirus, I am stuck at home and I cannot access part of my stack, where I have coins I have not posted about before.

So we will continue a series that I published almost two years ago, "The Modern American Silver Commemorative Dollars".

This will be a little different series, because the photos are new (I hope better than the old ones) and the text will be different (of course the basics are the same).

The info below comes mostly from: https://moderncommemoratives.com/

"The United States Modern Commemorative Coin program began in 1982. That year, the US Mint released commemorative half dollar coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Since that date, commemorative coins have been issued nearly every year to celebrate famous American people, places, events, and institutions.

Each commemorative coin program is authorized under an Act of Congress. The Act typically specifies the subject to be commemorated, the denomination of coins to be issued, and the maximum authorized mintage for each. Additionally, most commemorative coin programs include surcharges added to the cost of each coin, which will be distributed to specified beneficiary organizations or fund projects that benefit the community."

All coins weight 26.73g with 90% silver purity. They were issued in Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated finish.

They will be presented in the order they were minted, but only one of each design. I will alternate the Proofs with the Brilliant Uncirculated.

The sixty-eighth is the PR70 DCAM 2014-P "Civil Rights Act of 1964".

"The 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar was issued to honor the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The commemorative coin program had been authorized under Public Law 110-451, approved on December 2, 2008."

PCGS graded 821 2014-P "Civil Rights Act of 1964", with 281 as PR70 DCAM. 61,992 2014-P "Civil Rights Act of 1964" were minted in Philadelphia.

I bought this coin in 2014 for $128.00 and today's price is around $90.00. The issue price was $54.95.

The obverse design carried a depiction of three people holding hands at a civil rights march with a man holding a sign reading “We Shall Overcome”.

The obverse was designed by Justin Kunz and engraved by Phebe Hemphill.

The reverse design featured a depiction of three flames intertwined to symbolize the freedom of education, freedom to vote, and freedom to control one’s own destiny. The design was inspired by a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King: “They get the fire hose. They fail to realize that water can only put out physical fire. But water can never drown the fire of freedom.”.

The reverse was designed by Donna Weaver and engraved by Jim Licaretz.

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