List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1980s) explained

1980

Medals

Medal	Obverse design	Reverse design	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
Grant Wood American Arts medal	Grant Wood	American Gothic	Uncirculated: (W)	1980
Marian Anderson American Arts medal	Marian Anderson	Hands holding a globe	Uncirculated: (W)	1980

1981

Medals

Medal	Obverse design	Reverse design	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
Mark Twain American Arts medal	Mark Twain	Steamboat on the Mississippi River	Uncirculated: (W)	1981
Willa Cather American Arts medal	Willa Cather	Woman plowing a field	Uncirculated: (W)	1981

1982

Medals

Medal	Obverse design	Reverse design	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
Louis Armstrong American Arts medal	Louis Armstrong	Trumpet	Uncirculated: (W)	1982
Frank Lloyd Wright American Arts medal	Frank Lloyd Wright	Fallingwater	Uncirculated: (W)	1982

1983

Medals

Medal	Obverse design	Reverse design	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
Robert Frost American Arts medal	Robert Frost	Three lines from Frost's poem, The Road Not Taken	Uncirculated: (W)	1983
Alexander Calder American Arts medal	Alexander Calder	Kinetic sculpture	Uncirculated: (W)	1983

1984

Non-circulating coins

Face value	Coin	Obverse design	Reverse design	Composition	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
$1	1984 Summer Olympics dollar^[3]	The pair of life-sized bronze nude statues of male and female athletes atop Olympic Gateway in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Eagle	Ag 90%, Cu 10%	Uncirculated: 217,954 P 116,675 D 116,675 S Proof: 1,801,210 S	1984
$10	1984 Summer Olympics eagle^[4]	Olympic torch runners	Eagle clutching an olive branch in its right claw and arrows in its left claw	Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4%	Authorized: 2,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 75,886 W Proof: 33,309 P 34,533 D 48,551 S 381,085 W	1984

Medals

Medal	Obverse design	Reverse design	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
Helen Hayes American Arts medal	Helen Hayes	Ribbon surrounding the words "First Lady of the Stage"	Uncirculated: (W)	1984
John Steinbeck American Arts medal	John Steinbeck	Farm scene	Uncirculated: (W)	1984

1986

Non-circulating coins

Face value	Coin	Obverse design	Reverse design	Composition	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
50¢	Statue of Liberty half dollar^[5]	Side view of Liberty and back view of immigrant ship steaming into New York harbor	Immigrant family with their belongings on the threshold of America	Cu 92%, Ni 8%	Authorized: 25,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 928,008 D Proof: 6,925,627 S	1986
$1	Statue of Libertydollar^[6]	Liberty with the Ellis Island Immigration Center in the background	Liberty's torch with inscriptions	Ag 90%, Cu 10%	Authorized: 10,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 723,635 P Proof: 6,414638 S	1986
$5	Statue of Liberty half eagle^[7]	Close up of the Statue of Liberty	An eagle in flight	Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4%	Authorized: 500,000 (max) Uncirculated: 95,248 W Proof: 404,013 W	1986

1987

Non-circulating coins

Face value	Coin	Obverse design	Reverse design	Composition	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
$1	United States Constitution Bicentennial dollar^[8]	A sheaf of parchments, a quill pen, and the words "We the People"	Human figures representing the cultural and social diversity of America	Ag 90%, Cu 10%	Authorized: 10,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 451,629 P Proof: 2,747,116 S	1987
$5	United States Constitution Bicentennial half eagle^[9]	Eagle holding a quill pen	The words "We the People" and a quill pen	Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4%	Authorized: 1,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 214,225 W Proof: 651,659 W	1987

1988

Non-circulating coins

Face value	Coin	Obverse design	Reverse design	Composition	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
$1	1988 Summer Olympics dollar^[10]	The torches of Lady Liberty and the Olympics merging into one flame	US Olympic Committee logo	Ag 90%, Cu 10%	Authorized: 10,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 191,368 D Proof: 1,359,366 S	1988
$5	1988 Summer Olympics half eagle^[11]	Nike	Olympic flame	Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4%	Authorized: 1,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 62,913 W Proof: 281,456 W	1988

1989

Non-circulating coins

Face value	Coin	Obverse design	Reverse design	Composition	Mintage	Available	Obverse	Reverse
50¢	U.S. Congress Bicentennial half dollar^[12]	Bust of the Statue of Freedom	Capitol Building	Cu 92%, Ni 8%	Authorized: 4,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 163,753 D Proof: 762,198 S	1989
$1	U.S. Congress Bicentennial dollar^[13]	Statue of Freedom	Mace of the House of Representatives	Ag 90%, Cu 10%	Authorized: 3,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 135,203 D Proof: 762,198	1989
$5	U.S. Congress Bicentennial half eagle^[14]	The Capital Dome	Eagle from the canopy of the Old Senate Chamber	Au 90%, Ag 6%, Cu 4%	Authorized: 1,000,000 (max) Uncirculated: 46,899 W Proof: 164,690	1989

References

1. Web site: 1982 George Washington 250th Anniversary Commemorative Half Dollar. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
2. Web site: 1983 Olympics Silver Dollar/Discus Thrower. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
3. Web site: 1984 Olympics Silver Dollar/Coliseum. United States Mint. 2008-05-30.
4. Web site: 1984 Olympics Ten Dollar Gold Eagle/Runners. United States Mint. 2008-05-30.
5. Web site: Statue of Liberty Half Dollar. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
6. Web site: 1986 U.S. Statue of Liberty Coins. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
7. Web site: Statue of Liberty Gold $5. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
8. Web site: Constitution Bicentennial Dollar. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
9. Web site: Constitution Bicentennial Gold $5. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
10. Web site: Olympics (Seoul) Silver Dollar. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
11. Web site: Olympics (Seoul) Gold $5. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
12. Web site: Congress Bicentennial Half Dollar. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
13. Web site: Congress Bicentennial Silver Dollar. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.
14. Web site: Congress Bicentennial Gold $5. United States Mint. 2019-03-31.