# 841 - Modern American Silver Dollar Commemoratives - Part 47

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 forty seventh is the MS70 2004-P "Lewis & Clark".

"The 2004 Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Silver Dollar 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 the expedition."

PCGS graded 4,425 2004-P "Lewis & Clark", with 886 as MS70. 142,015 2004-P "Lewis & Clark" were minted in Philadelphia.

I bought this coin in 2013 for $79.00 and today's price is around $100.00. The issue price was $35.00.

The obverse features Captains Lewis and Clark planning another day of exploration. Lewis holds a rifle and journal and Clark points into the distance. A river bank is seen in the background.

Both the obverse and reverse of the coin were designed by Donna Weaver.

The reverse features the Peace Medal that Lewis and Clark presented to Native Americans during the course of their journey. Two feathers are on either side with 17 stars above, representing the number of states when the expedition took place.

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