Coins - 1989 Prestige Set
Certificate of Authenticity and Coin Specifications
The US Mint printed the Certificate of Authenticity for the 1989 Prestige Set on an off-white paper flecked with
silver using black and silver ink.
The paper is slightly smaller than a regular page of 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Information is printed on both sides
with the paper folded in half before being added to the Prestige Set package.
The front of the folded certificate shows "Certificate of Authenticity" printed in silver above an emblem
celebrating the Congressional Coins Bicentennial (see close-up below). Just below the emblem reads "PROCLAIMING THE
TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRACY" and further down in silver print "1989 PRESTIGE SET."
The emblem shows the 200 year span honored by the United States Congressional Coins.
On the back of the folded certificate, the Mint recognized the artists who designed the obverse and reverse of
the 1989 commemorative silver dollar and clad half dollar coins.
In silver and black print, the information says:
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Artists for the 1989
United States Congressional Coins
William Woodward
Mr. Woodward's designs appear on the Silver Dollar Coin and the reverse of the Half Dollar Coin. An accomplished
muralist and painter, Woodward's work appears for the first time on a United States Mint Commemorative Coin. Born
in 1935, Mr. Woodward has studied art in Washington, D.C. and in Europe. Currently, Woodward is an Associate
Professor at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Patricia L. Verani
Mrs. Verani's design appears on the obverse of the Half Dollar Coin. Verani attended the Boston Museum School of
Fine Arts on a scholarship. Her noteworthy achievements include designs for the 1987 United States Constitution
Silver Dollar Coin and the obverse of the 1988 Olympic Silver Dollar Coin. She is a member of the National
Sculpture Society and a charter member of the American Medallic Sculpture Association.
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Unfolded, the inside of the certificate provides a message from the Director of the Mint and details the coins'
specifications - the commemorative silver dollar, the clad half dollar and the standard proof coins.
UNITED STATES CONGRESSIONAL COINS
Certificate of Authenticity
1989 Prestige Set
INCLUDING THE 1989 CONGRESSIONAL SILVER DOLLAR AND HALF DOLLAR
The undersigned hereby certifies the United States Congressional Silver Dollar and Half Dollar coins as genuine
United States commemorative coins struck in accordance with legislation passed by Congress and signed by the
President on November 17, 1988 into Public Law 100-673. These historic collectibles are produced by the United
States Mint and are specially designed and created to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the
Congress of the United States. These coins are legal tender of the United States.
SPECIFICATIONS FOR SILVER DOLLAR
Date: 1989
Mint: San Francisco
Condition: Proof
Weight: 26.730 grams ±0.400 gram
Diameter: 1.500 inches ±0.003 inches 38.10mm ±0.08mm
Composition: 90% silver, balance copper
Designer: William Woodward
Design: Obverse: The Statue of Freedom
Reverse: The Mace of the House of Representatives
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE HALF DOLLAR
Date: 1989
Mint: San Francisco
Condition: Proof
Weight: 11.340 grams ±0.454 grams
Diameter: 1.205 inches ±0.003 inches 30.61mm ±0.08mm
Composition: 92% copper, 8% nickel
Designer: Obverse: Patricia L. Verani
Reverse: William Woodward
Design: Obverse: Bust of the Statue of Freedom
Obverse: The Capitol Building (Certificate notes "Obverse," but the Capitol Building is on the reverse.)
SPECIFICATIONS FOR AUTHENTIC 1989 PROOF COINS
MINTED BY THE UNITED STATES MINT
Denomination |
Cent |
Nickel |
Dime |
Quarter |
Half Dollar |
Obverse
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Lincoln
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Jefferson
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Roosevelt
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Washington
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Kennedy
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Designer
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V.D. Brenner
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Felix Schlag
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John R. Sinnock
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John
Flanagan
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Gilroy
Roberts
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Reverse
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Lincoln Memorial
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Monticello
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Torch,
Olive Branch,
Oak Branch
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Heraldic Eagle
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Heraldic Eagle
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Designer
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Frank
Gasparro |
Felix Schlag |
John R. Sinnock
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John Flanagan
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Frank Gasparro
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Composition
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Copper Plated Zinc
2.5% Copper Balance Zinc
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Cupro-Nickel
25% Nickel, Balance Copper
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Cupro-Nickel Clad 8.33% Nickel, Balance
Copper
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Cupro-Nickel Clad 8.33% Nickel, Balance
Copper
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Cupro-Nickel Clad
8.33% Nickel, Balance Copper
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Standard
Weight
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2.500 grams
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5.000 grams
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2.268 grams
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5.670 grams
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11.340 grams
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Standard
Diameter
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0.750 inches
19.05 mm
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0.835 inches
21.21 mm
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0.705 inches
17.91 mm
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0.955 inches
24.26 mm
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1.205 inches
30.61 mm
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Edge
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Plain
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Plain
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Reeded
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Reeded
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Reeded
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Donna Pope
Director, United States Mint
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