US Mint

The United States resumed minting commemorative coins in 1982 for the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. Modern commemoratives tend to be restricted to events, buildings and personalities of national or international importance. While silver dollars remain the traditional denomination, low-value circulating commemoratives have gained in popularity recently with the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial, Jamestown 400th Anniversary, Boy Scouts of America, Louis Braille and others.