1 Dollar 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service

Reverse

The reverse design of the coin is intended to represent the multi-faceted cultural experience found in America’s National Parks. The primary image is a depiction of a Latina Folklórico dancer, who holds a ribbon inscribed “Heritage · Culture · Pride”. The National Park Service logo is overlaid on the dancer.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
$1

Translation:
United States of America
Out of Many, One
1 Dollar

Engraver: Chris Costello

Designer: Jim Licaretz

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The 2016 National Park Service Silver Dollar was issued along with a clad half-dollar and $5 gold coin to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. The federal agency, which was established in 1916 under President Woodrow Wilson, is currently responsible for overseeing approximately 400 sites covering 84 million acres of land within the United States and its territories.

Sales for the National Park Service Commemorative Coins officially opened on March 24, 2016. On this date, the silver dollars were available in individual proof and uncirculated versions. A three-coin proof set containing proof versions of the half dollar, silver dollar, and $5 gold coin was also available. The individual proof and uncirculated coins were initially priced at $45.95 and $44.95, respectively, with higher pricing of $50.95 and $49.95 effective from April 25, 2016. The pricing for the three-coin proof sets was variable based on the weekly average market price of gold.

Under the authorizing legislation, the silver dollar had a maximum authorized mintage of 500,000 pieces across all options. Final sales reached 77,315 proofs and 20,997 uncirculated coins. the total sales for the proof coins included 14,589 pieces included within the three-coin proof set.

The sales price of each silver dollar included a surcharge of $10 per coin to be paid to the National Park Foundation for projects to help preserve and protect resources under the stewardship of the National Park Service and to promote public appreciation and enjoyment of these resources.

2016-P Uncirculated National Park Service Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $44.95
Regular Price: $49.95
Last Reported Sales: 21,003

2016-P Proof National Park Service Silver Dollar

Pre-Issue Price: $45.95
Regular Price: $50.95
Final Mintage: 77,367

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2016 P	21003	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Dollar (100th Anniversary of the National Park Service) 2016 coin.