1996 Ella Fitzgerald Gem Mint BU $1 American Silver Eagle w/ Case

1996 Ella Fitzgerald Gem Mint BU $1 American Silver Eagle w/ Case

Special Edition Exclusive Label by National Coin Grading LLC (NCG)

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. 

This coin is a 1996 American Silver Eagle. Director Robert W. Woolley invited three noted sculptors-Hermon A. MacNeil, Albin Polasek, and Adolph A. Weinman, all of New York City-to prepare designs for the three silver coins, apparently with the intention of awarding a different coin to each artist. For the obverse of A.A. Weinman chose a full-length figure of Liberty striding toward the dawn of a new day, clad in the Stars and Stripes and carrying branches of laurel and oak symbolizing civil and military glory. The reverse depicts a majestic eagle, wings unfolded in a pose suggesting power beneath the thirteen stars originating from the thirteen colonies.