1 Dollar (Civil Rights Act of 1964) obverse1 Dollar (Civil Rights Act of 1964) reverse
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1 Dollar (Civil Rights Act of 1964)

United States · Silver

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The Coin That Says WE SHALL OVERCOME

In 2014, fifty years after the Civil Rights Act became law, the U.S. Mint struck a silver dollar showing three people marching hand in hand, one holding a sign that reads WE SHALL OVERCOME. It was one of the scarcest commemorative dollars the modern Mint has ever made.

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