# 857 - Modern American Silver Dollar Commemoratives - Part 55

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 fifty fifth is the PR70 DCAM 2007-P "Desegregation".

"The 2007 Little Rock Silver Dollar was issued to commemorative the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School, an important event in the American Civil Rights movement. Surcharges added to the cost of each commemorative coin were paid to the Secretary of the Interior for improvements at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site."

PCGS graded 2,056 2007-P "Desegregation", with 504 as PR70 DCAM. 124,678 2007-P "Desegregation" were minted in Philadelphia.

I bought this coin in 2013 for $96.00 and today's price is around $85.00. The issue price was $39.00.

The obverse of the coin depicts the feet of the “Little Rock Nine” escorted by a soldier to enter the school. This group of nine black students entered the previously segregated facility following the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education.

The obverse was designed by Richard Masters and sculpted by Charles Vickers.

The reverse features Little Rock Central High School as it appeared in 1957. The building still operates as an educational institution and has been designated as a National Historic Site.

The reverse was designed and sculpted by Don Everhart.

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