Q. David Bowers
Commemorating: 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution
Obverse motif: Parchment leaves and pen
Reverse motif: Group of American citizens
Authorization date: October 29, 1986
Dates on coins: 1987 (also 1787)
Dates when coins were actually minted: 1987-1988
Mints used: Philadelphia, San Francisco
Maximum quantity authorized: 10,000,000
Total quantity minted: Information not released by the Mint
Quantity melted: Information not released by the Mint
Net number distributed: 451,629 Uncirculated Philadelphia Mint coins; 2,747,116 Proof . San Francisco Mint coins
Issued by: U.S. Mint, P.O. Box 13575 (also Box 13576), Philadelphia, PA 19101-3575 (orders filled by the Customer Service Center, The U.S. Mint, 10001 Aerospace Drive, Lanham, MD 20706)
Standard Original packaging: Packaged in a velvet-lined blue box (or mahogany box as part of a four-coin set)
Official sale prices: Uncirculated Philadelphia Mint coins $ 22.50 in advance (later, $ 26; also sold as part of other options-see text); Proof San Francisco Mint coins $24 in advance (later, $28; also sold as part of other options-see text)
Designer of obverse and reverse: Patricia Lewis Verani
(average market prices)
1990 (spring) MS-65 $12.50
1990 (December) MS-65 $13.50
(average market prices)
1990 (spring) Proof-65 $14
1990 (December) Proof-65 $14