1 Dollar Christa McAuliffe

2021 year


Silver (.999)	26.73 g	38.1 mm

Description

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2021
Value	1 Dollar (1&nbspUSD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Silver (.999)
Weight	26.73 g
Diameter	38.1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-09

References

Numista	N#268117
Rarity index	67%

Reverse

The reverse (tails) design depicts McAuliffe as a teacher, smiling as she points forward and upward, symbolizing the future. Three high school-age students look on with wonder. The seven stars pay tribute to those who perished in the Challenger tragedy. The FIRST organization logo is included in the design.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
I TOUCH THE FUTURE.
I TEACH.
FIRST
E PLURIBUS UNUM ★ ONE DOLLAR ★ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Engraver: Joseph Menna

Designer: Emily S. Damstra

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Christa McAuliffe, a high school social studies teacher, was the first participant in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Teacher in Space program. She and six astronauts tragically lost their lives in the Space Shuttle Challenger flight on January 28, 1986.

Interesting fact

The Christa McAuliffe Silver Dollar coin has a unique design featuring a portrait of Christa McAuliffe, an American teacher and astronaut who tragically died in the Challenger space shuttle explosion in 1986. The coin's design also includes an image of a teacher's apple and a space shuttle, symbolizing McAuliffe's passion for education and her pioneering spirit as a member of the Teacher in Space Project.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2021 P	54191	-	-	-	-	-	-

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