United States
1 Dollar (Star Spangled Banner)
United States · Silver
The coin
The story
The 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Silver Dollar
In September 1814, a Washington lawyer watched British rockets pound Fort McHenry through the night, then saw the American flag still flying at dawn — and started writing a poem. Two centuries later, the U.S. Mint struck this silver dollar to honor it.
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