United States of America 75th anniversary of the founding of the March of Dimes 1997 S Proof Silver Dollar 38.1mm (26.74 grams) 0.900 Silver Reference: KM# 604 | Engravers: Paul C. Balan, Designer; Michael Gaudioso, Don Everhart LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST 2015, Profile portraits of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Dr. Jonas Salk, two leaders in the fight against polio. UNITED STATES of AMERICA $1 MARCH of DIMES E PLURIBUS UNUMั, A baby cuddled in the hand of a parent is representing the foundation’s dedication to the health of babies everywhere.
Coin Notes: The United States Mint issued a commemorative silver dollar to recognize and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation. The non-profit organization was originally founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat polio and now works to improve the health of mothers and babies. During the design selection phase, there were multiple design candidates released by the US Mint which incorporated images of the Roosevelt Dime, the Mercury Dime portrait, or the dime books associated with the organization’s fundraising efforts. While the final selected designs did not include dime images, the US Mint would issue a collector set including two specially minted Roosevelt Dimes. The United States Mint opened sales for the March of Dimes Silver Dollars on March 13, 2015. On that date, individual proof and uncirculated versions of the coin were offered under introductory pricing. A maximum authorized mintage of 500,000 was applicable across all product offerings. Later in the year on May 4, 2015, the US Mint would offer the 2015 March of Dimes Special Silver Set. Collector anticipation for the set was high since it included two specially minted Roosevelt Dimes, which were only available within the set. The set contained one 2015 March of Dimes Proof Silver Dollar, one 2015 Reverse Proof Roosevelt Dime struck at the Philadelphia Mint, and one 2015 Proof Roosevelt Dime struck at the West Point Mint. All three coins were struck in 90% silver. This represented the first time that the US Mint produced a Roosevelt Dime with a reverse proof finish. It represented only the second time that the Roosevelt Dime had been minted at the West Point Mint and carried the “W” mint mark. The first occasion was the 1996-W Roosevelt Dime issued for the 50th anniversary of the series. The March of Dimes Special Silver Set was limited to a production of 75,000 units. Opening day sales for the product reached 52,540 units, reflecting the strong collector demand for the product. After the US Mint lifted the household ordering limit a week later, the sets quickly sold out. Looking across all product options, the last reported sales for the March of Dimes Commemorative Silver Dollars reached 57,600 individual proofs, 24,742 individual uncirculated coins, and 74,430 of the special silver sets.
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March of Dimes is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. According to its website, “We believe that every baby deserves the best possible start. Unfortunately, not all babies get one. We are changing that.”
The organization was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio. The name “March of Dimes” was coined by Eddie Cantor. After funding Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine, the organization expanded its focus to the prevention of birth defects and infant mortality. In 2005, as preterm birth emerged as the leading cause of death for children worldwide, research and prevention of premature birth became the organization’s primary focus.
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), the United States is the world’s third or fourth largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe’s 3.9 million square miles (10.1 million km2). With a population of over 327 million people, the U.S. is the third most populous country. The capital is Washington, D.C., and the largest city by population is New York City. Forty-eight states and the capital’s federal district are contiguous in North America between Canada and Mexico. The State of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east and across the Bering Strait from Russia to the west. The State of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U.S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, stretching across nine official time zones. The extremely diverse geography, climate, and wildlife of the United States make it one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries.
Paleo-Indians migrated from Siberia to the North American mainland at least 12,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century. The United States emerged from the thirteen British colonies established along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the colonies following the French and Indian War led to the American Revolution, which began in 1775, and the subsequent Declaration of Independence in 1776. The war ended in 1783 with the United States becoming the first country to gain independence from a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, with the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, being ratified in 1791 to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. The United States embarked on a vigorous expansion across North America throughout the 19th century, acquiring new territories, displacing Native American tribes, and gradually admitting new states until it spanned the continent by 1848. .
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