The 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar was the first silver commemorative coin issued by the U.S. Mint in 2010, released on February 25th in both proof and uncirculated versions.
This coin was authorized by Congress through the American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act (Public Law 110-277). The legislation’s goal was to “require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in honor of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.” The design commemorates all veterans who carry the lasting impact of their service, whether living with disabilities, having passed away with those scars, or dying as a result of their service-related injuries.
The total mintage of the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar was capped at 350,000 across all product options.
For the obverse design, the coin features an image of the legs and boots of three American veterans, with one clearly depicted using crutches. This powerful design was created by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart. The inscriptions surrounding the image read “THEY STOOD UP FOR US,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” “2010,” and “LIBERTY.”
On the reverse, a forget-me-not flower is placed at the base of a wreath of oak branches. Inside the wreath, the inscription “Take This Moment to Honor Our Disabled Defenders of Freedom” is featured, with “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” and “One Dollar” surrounding the design. This reverse was crafted by United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Thomas Cleveland and sculpted by Sculptor-Engraver Joseph Menna.
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A surcharge collected from the sales of these coins was directed to the Disabled Veterans’ LIFE Memorial Foundation, which used the funds to support the construction of a memorial in Washington, D.C., authorized by Congress in 2000.
In the same year, the U.S. Mint also released the Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar.