John Marshall commemorative dollar

• Country — United States • Denomination — Chief Justice John Marshall dollar • Value — 1 • Unit — U.S. Dollar • Mass — 26.730 • Diameter — 38.1 • Thickness — 2.58 • Edge — Reeded • Composition — 90% Ag / 10% Cu • Years Of Minting — 2005 • Mintage — 67,096 Uncirculated 196,753 Proof • Mint Marks — P • Catalog Number — KM# 375 • Obverse Design — Chief Justice John Marshall, based on an 1808 portrait. Inscriptions: "Liberty", "In God We Trust", "Chief Justice United States Supreme Court 1801-1835", "John Marshall", & "2005" • Obverse Designer — John Mercanti • Obverse Design Date — 2005 • Reverse Design — Depiction of the Old Supreme Court Chamber inside the Capitol. Inscriptions: "United States of America", "One Dollar", & "E Pluribus Unum" • Reverse Designer — Donna Weaver • Reverse Design Date — 2005

Nineteen different designs inspired by various representations of Marshall were submitted by United States Mint engravers for his depiction on the obverse. The selected design depicts a profile of John Marshall based on a 1808 engraving by the French portrait artist Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin and was designed by John Mercanti. The reverse, designed by Donna Weaver, shows the interior of the Old Supreme Court Chamber within the Capitol during the time Marshall was a justice.

Both uncirculated and proof pieces were struck. The coins were issued on June 27, 2005. A $10 surcharge for each coin sold was donated to the Supreme Court Historical Society. Mintage totaled 67,096 for uncirculated sets and 196,753 for proof sets for a total of 263,849 coins minted, well under the 400,000 maximum authorized by law.