Cardona Collection Modern Silver $1 Commemoratives
1995 W SPECIAL OLYMPICS MS
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
MODERN COMMEMORATIVES |
| Item Description: |
S$1 1995 W SPECIAL OLYMPICS |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 70 |
| Owner: |
Jeffrey Cardona |
Owner Comments:
1995 W S$1 SPECIAL OLYMPICS
NGC MS 70
Pre-Issue Price: $30.00
Regular Price: $32.00
Final Mintage: 89,301
The 1995 Special Olympics World Games Silver Dollar was issued to honor the competitions created for people with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics are focused on developing self confidence, social skills, and a sense of accomplishment for the participants. In 1995, the Special Olympic Games were held in Connecticut.
The obverse of the 1995 Special Olympics Dollar features a portrait of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. At the time, she was the first living female depicted on US coinage. On the coin, she is created as the founder of the Special Olympic Games, although some credit Anne Burke and consider the coin inaccurate.
A single corporate benefactor reportedly purchased 250,000 coins to save the program from financial loss and embarrassment. These coins were later given to Special Olympics athletes in 1998.