1993 Prestige Proof Set - Double Silver Issue

James Madison is one of the most important men to have existed and served in the history of the United States. An author of great import, penning both the United States Constitution and our Bill of Rights, he was also a notable statesman and politician who ultimately became our fourth president!

Thanks to a find by our coin specialist, we recently gathered together a small hoard of James Madison’s rarest coin set ever produced by the United States Mint: The 1993 Bill of Rights Prestige Proof Set!

Many remember the James Madison presidential dollar released in 2007 as a part of the Golden Presidential Dollar Series, but what many do not know is that this was in fact the SECOND James Madison’s dollar made! The 1993 Bill of Rights Silver Dollar and Half dollar were released to commemorate the 200th anniversary of one of his most important literary works...our nations Bill of Rights!

Not only does this stunning 7 piece proof set contain the first two coins minted to honor our former president, they are also one of the rarer sets released by the United States Mint during the 1990s with a total mintage of just 232,063!

The 7 coins contained in this special U.S. Mint prestige proof set are as follows: the Cent, Nickel, Dime, Quarter and Half Dollar that were produced at the San Francisco Mint in 1993, as well as the special release Bill of Rights Silver Dollar and Silver Half Dollar. These special pieces are iconic because they are the ONLY Silver Dollar and Silver Half Dollar Pair ever released by the United States Mint! That’s right, this is the ONLY 90% silver commemorative half dollar ever released by the United States Mint!

These Bill of Rights silver half dollars are often referred to by collectors as the ‘James Madison Silver Dollars’ in large part due to its unique design. The Silver Dollar’s Obverse features a portrait of James Madison, while the reverse features a view of his Virginia home, Montpelier. The Half Dollars design features an image of James Madison writing the Bill of Rights with Montpelier, his home in Virginia, is depicted in the background. The Reverse of this silver half dollar features a hand holding a torch, alongside the inscriptions – ‘United States of America’, ‘E Pluribus Unum’, ‘The Bill of Rights’, ‘Our Basic Freedoms’, and the coins denomination ‘Half Dollar’.