Little Rock Central High School Desegregation silver dollar
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Years of minting | 2007 |
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2007 United States commemorative coin
The Little Rock Central High School Desegregation silver dollar is a commemorative coin issued by the United States Mint in 2007.[1] The coin commemorates the desegregation of the school in the fall of 1957 when nine African-American students enrolled in the school. The obverse of the coin was designed by Richard Masters and sculpted by Charles L. Vickers, while the reverse was designed and engraved by Don Everhart.[1][2] The coin won the Coin of the Year award from Numismatic News for Best Contemporary Event in 2009.[3]
See also
- List of United States commemorative coins and medals (2000s)
- United States commemorative coins
References
- ^ a b "Little Rock Central High School Desegregation Silver Dollar". United States Mint. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ PCGS; PCGS (2020-11-18). "The Little Rock Nine and the 2007 Desegregation Commemorative Dollar". CoinWeek. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ NMN. "COTY goes to Mongolia". Numismatic News. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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