1997 Law Enforcement Silver Dollar - Proof

The United States of America is one of the greatest nations to ever grace the face of the earth. We are a nation of over 319 million people bonded together in our belief in the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Unfortunately, in a nation so large and with so many people, tragedies still happen.

When trying times are upon us, our nation looks to those among us who answer the call and run towards the danger with the intent of saving lives: our firefighters, EMT's, soldiers, and police officers.

These brave men and women, who risk their lives each and every day, were honored by the United States Mint in 1997 with the "Law Enforcement Silver Dollar." These silver dollars were not considered to be a secret, but their rarity would have you thinking otherwise!

The Proof version of the Law Enforcement Silver Dollar had an extremely small mintage of just 110,428 (for comparison, the 2001 Silver Buffalo had a mintage of 500,000). Combine this low mintage with the fact that this was considered by many collectors to be a "family heirloom" coin, especially among families with members in law enforcement. With these coins being passed down generation to generation, they almost never leave a collection once someone finally finds one!