1 Dollar (Botanic Garden)

The 1997 Botanic Garden Silver Dollar

In 1997 the U.S. Mint struck a silver dollar to honor the United States Botanic Garden. The dollar is a handsome, affordable commemorative. But the collectors who scrambled for it were really after a five-cent piece tucked into one special set — an ordinary-looking Jefferson nickel that the Mint had quietly given a brand-new finish.