Korean War Memorial silver dollar

The Korean War Veterans Memorial Thirty-Eighth Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (Pub. L. 101–495) authorized the production of a silver dollar to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the ending of the Korean War and in honor of those who served. The act allowed the coins to be struck in both proof and uncirculated finishes. The coins were released May 6, 1991.^[1]

The obverse of the coin was designed by John Mercanti. It features a soldier climbing a hill with naval ships in the foreground, and two F-86 Sabres flying overhead. The reverse was designed by T. James Ferrell and features a map of Korea and the head of a Bald eagle.^[1]

A maximum mintage of 1,000,000 Korean War Memorial dollars was authorized. A higher mintage was requested, but Mint Director Donna Pope cautioned that it would be difficult to sell over a million coins.^[2] The coin was struck in two versions, a proof coin (struck at the Philadelphia Mint) and an uncirculated coin (struck at the Denver Mint). Surcharges raised by the sale of the coins went towards the construction of the Korean War Veterans Memorial.^[3]

618,488 proof and 213,049 uncirculated coins were sold, for a total mintage of 831,537.^[4]

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