2016 P Mark Twain $1 Silver Dollar MS/UNC Commemorative Coin w/Box & COA

2016 P Mark Twain $1 Silver Dollar MS/UNC Commemorative Coin w/Box & COA The 2016 Mark Twain Silver Dollar was one of two coins issued to commemorate American author and humorist Mark Twain. The authorizing legislation for the program called for the designs of the coins to be emblematic of Twain’s life and legacy. The silver dollar designs make reference to many of the author’s literary works. The obverse design features a portrait of Mark Twain with a slight smirk and twinkle in his eye. He is smoking an old fashioned pipe and the smoke forms the silhouette of his famous characters Huckleberry Finn and Jim on a raft. The inscriptions read “Liberty”, “In God We Trust”, and the date “2016”. On the reverse of the coin is the image of an open book from which several of the author’s characters are springing to life. The knight and horse from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court is shown at center, along with the frog from The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County and Huck