Library of Congress silver dollar is a commemorative coin issued by the United States Mint in 2000.
The obverse of the coin was designed by US Mint engraver Thomas D. Rogers.
It features two books, one closed and one open, superimposed over the torch of learning.
[2] Public Law 105–268 authorized a total of 500,000 Library of Congress dollars.
Sales of the coin began on April 24, 2000, and when sales ended at the end of the year, 53,264 uncirculated and 198,503 proof coins (both produced at the Philadelphia Mint) were sold.