Thomas Alva Edison silver dollar

$1
Obverse
United States
Years of minting	2004 (2004)

Reverse

The Thomas Alva Edison silver dollar is a commemorative silver dollar issued by the United States Mint in 2004.^[1] It portrays American inventor Thomas Edison.

Legislation

The Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act (Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 105–331 (text) (PDF)) authorized the production of a silver dollar to commemorate the life of Edison and the 125th anniversary of the invention of the light bulb. The act allowed the coins to be struck in both proof and uncirculated finishes.^[2]

Design

The obverse of the coin, designed by Donna Weaver, features a portrait of Edison holding an early experimental light bulb in his laboratory. The reverse, designed by John Mercanti, features a rendering of Edison's first light bulb.^[3]

References

^ "Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin". United States Mint. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
^ "Text of H.R. 47 (99th): Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Commemorative Coin Act (Passed Congress version)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
^ "Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin". United States Mint. Retrieved May 11, 2019.

v t e Coinage of the United States
Circulating	1¢ 5¢ 10¢ 25¢ 50¢ $1
Obsolete	1⁄2¢ 1¢ (large size) 2¢ 3¢ (silver) 3¢ (nickel) 5¢ (silver) 20¢ $1 (gold) $2.5 $3 $5 $10 $20
Canceled	2¢ (billon) 2+1⁄2¢ 3¢ (bronze) $2 $4 $50 $100
Commemorative	1800s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Bullion	Silver Eagle (1986–present) Gold Eagle (1986–present) Platinum Eagle (1997–present) Gold Buffalo (2006–present) First Spouse (gold) (2007–2016; 2020) Palladium Eagle (2017–present) America the Beautiful silver bullion coins (2010–2021) American Liberty high relief gold coin (2015–present)
Special sets	Proof Set (1936–present) Mint Set (1947–present) Special Mint Set (1964–1967) Souvenir Set (1972–1998) Silver Proof Set (1976, 1992–present) Prestige Set (1983–1997)

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2000	Library of Congress dollar Library of Congress bimetallic eagle Leif Ericson Millennium commemorative coins 50 State quarters
2001	American Buffalo dollar United States Capitol Visitor Center commemorative coins 50 State quarters
2002	2002 Winter Olympics commemorative coins West Point Bicentennial dollar 50 State quarters
2003	First in Flight Centennial commemorative coins 50 State quarters
2004	Thomas Alva Edison dollar Lewis & Clark Bicentennial dollar Westward Journey nickels 50 State quarters
2005	Chief Justice John Marshall dollar Marine Corps 230th Anniversary dollar Westward Journey nickels 50 State quarters
2006	Benjamin Franklin dollar San Francisco Old Mint commemorative coins 50 State quarters
2007	Jamestown 400th Anniversary dollar Jamestown 400th Anniversary half eagle Little Rock Central High School Desegregation dollar 50 State quarters Presidential dollars
2008	Bald Eagle commemorative coins 50 State quarters Presidential dollars
2009	Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial dollar Louis Braille Bicentennial dollar Saint-Gaudens high relief double eagle Lincoln Bicentennial cents District of Columbia and United States Territories quarters Native American dollar Presidential dollars

v t e Thomas Edison
Discoveries and inventions	List of Edison patents Carbon microphone Edison's Phonograph Doll Edison screw Etheric force Kinetoscope Phonograph Phonomotor Quadruplex telegraph Tasimeter
Advancements	Consolidated Edison Edison–Lalande cell Fluoroscopy Incandescent light bulb Movie camera Nickel–iron battery Thermionic emission Ticker tape
Ventures	Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Edison and Swan Electric Light Company Edison Gower-Bell Telephone Company of Europe Edison Illuminating Company Edison Machine Works Edison Manufacturing Company Edison Ore-Milling Company Edison Portland Cement Company Edison Records Edison Storage Battery Company Edison Studios General Electric Motion Picture Patents Company Mine Safety Appliances Oriental Telephone Company
Monuments	Birthplace Black Maria Depot Museum Memorial Tower and Museum National Historical Park State Park Storage Battery Company Building General Electric Research Laboratory Winter Estates
Family	Charles Edison (son) Theodore Miller Edison (son)
Films	Young Tom Edison (1940) Edison, the Man (1940) "The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace" (1998) The Current War (2017) Tesla (2020)
Literature	The Future Eve (1886) Edison's Conquest of Mars (1898) Tales from the Bully Pulpit (2004)
Productions	The Execution of Mary Stuart (1895) The Kiss (1896) Frankenstein (1910) A Night of Terror (1911) Kidnapped (1917)
Terms	Edisonade Edisonian approach
Related	Thomas Edison in popular culture War of the currents Pearl Street Station Edison Museum Thomas Edison House Edison Hotel Telephonoscope Statue of Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison silver dollar

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