http://silverdollarsguide.com All About U.S. Silver Dollars Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:22:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since 1982, the U.S. Mint has issued commemorative coins celebrating noteworthy people and American places, events, and institutions. The coins, which are authorized by acts of Congress, are produced in limited quantities and are not circulated. Because commemorative silver dollars include a surcharge -- usually $10 per coin -- ... http://silverdollarsguide.com/2010-silver-dollar-for-disabled-american-veterans-released/ The U.S. Mint issues commemorative coins to honor great Americans and important American places, events, and institutions. These coins are authorized by Congress and are not intended for circulation. A small number of the coins are produced for a limited time. Commemorative silver dollars also help to raise ... http://silverdollarsguide.com/2010-boy-scouts-of-america-commemorative-silver-dollars/ The Buffalo Nickel is one of the best loved American coins. Designed by James Earle Fraser, it was produced between 1913 and 1938. Fraser was a student of sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who designed one of the most beautiful American coins, the $20 Double Eagle. Fraser’s initial “F” ... http://silverdollarsguide.com/american-buffalo-silver-dollars/ Although gold is far more valuable than silver today, there was a time when silver was actually more scarce.  Prior to the Comstock Load, made public in 1859, the supply of silver was too spotty for consistent production of U.S. silver dollars.  In fact, none were produced between 1804 and ... http://silverdollarsguide.com/collecting-u-s-silver-dollars/ Until very recently, the U.S Dollar has been the world's leading currency.  But that wasn't always the case. When the U.S. began doing more trade with Asia in the late 19th-century, the Chinese  preferred the Mexican peso over the U.S. silver dollar because the peso contained more silver - 416 grains ... http://silverdollarsguide.com/u-s-trade-dollars/ One of the best loved and most collected American coins, the Morgan Silver Dollar has a fascinating history. The Comstock Load from Virginia City, Nevada, was first made public in 1859.  It produced more than $400 million dollars worth of silver and gold, and drove the price of silver way down. So ... http://silverdollarsguide.com/morgan-silver-dollars/ Minted between 1921 and 1928, and again between 1934 and 1935, the Peace Dollar was the last silver dollar minted in the United States. The Pittman Act of 1918 required that up to 350 million silver dollars be converted into bullion and that for each coin that was converted, a new ... http://silverdollarsguide.com/peace-silver-dollars/ Although the Massachusetts Bay Colony began issuing paper money in 1690, the British Currency Act of 1764 made it illegal for any of the colonies to print their own money. As a result, many foreign currencies were circulated in America prior to the Revolutionary War.   Coins from Europe, especially the Spanish ... http://silverdollarsguide.com/a_brief_history_of_u-s-_silver_dollars/