1 Dollar Bicentennial of the U.S. Capitol

Reverse

The United States shield encircled by laurel leaves, surmounted by an eagle holding three arrows and an olive branch in its claws, flanked by two United Stats flags on either side, over two olive branches. Design inspired by the image in the center of a stained glass window in room S-222. Image in comments below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
E PLURIBUS UNUM
ONE DOLLAR
JM
S [proof struck coins only]
D [uncirculated struck coins only]

Engraver: John M. Mercanti

Edge

Reeded

Comment

The 1994 Capitol Bicentennial Silver Dollar was issued to mark the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington DC. It was minted in proof version at the San Francisco Mint and uncirculated version at the Denver Mint. A maximum mintage of 500,000 was established across both versions. In addition to the individual options, a special Architectural History Edition was offered which included a proof coin and a 12-page booklet on the history of the building.

1994-D Uncirculated U.S. Capitol Bicentennial Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $32.00
Regular Price: $37.00
Final Mintage: 68,332

1994-S Proof U.S. Capitol Bicentennial Silver Dollar
Pre-Issue Price: $36.00
Regular Price: $40.00
Final Mintage: 279,579

Stained glass window in room S-222 of the Capitol.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1994 D	68332	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994 S	279579	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Dollar (Bicentennial of the U.S. Capitol) 1994 coin.