2005 Hurricane Katrina Gem Mint BU $1 American Silver Eagle w/ Case

2005 Gem Mint BU $1 American Silver Eagle Set w/ Case

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

Hurricane Katrina was a powerful and devasting Category 5 hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast in late August 2005. The tropical cyclone caused 1.392 fatalities and damages estimated at $125 billion, particularly in New Orleans and its surrounding area.

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.