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It features a powerful allegorical figure of Liberty kneeling while holding a torch and an open book inscribed &#8220;FREE HISTORY SCIENCE&#8221;, with the inscriptions &#8220;UNITED STATES OF AMERICA&#8221;, &#8220;FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE&#8221;, &#8220;E PLURIBUS UNUM&#8221;, and &#8220;ONE DOLLAR&#8221;. Each coin contains 0.7734 oz of .9000 fine silver and is struck in Brilliant Uncirculated condition with the &#8220;D&#8221; mint mark for Denver.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Metal Content<\/strong>: 0.7734 oz silver<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purity<\/strong>: .9000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mint<\/strong>: United States Mint<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year<\/strong>: 1996<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mint Mark<\/strong>: D &#8211; Denver<\/li>\n<li><strong>Condition<\/strong>: BU &#8211; Brilliant Uncirculated<\/li>\n<li><strong>Theme<\/strong>: 150th Anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At <strong>Darkmatter Metals<\/strong>, we bring you premium bullion with a modern edge:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Crypto-Friendly<\/strong>: We support the future of money \u2014 ask about Bitcoin, Lightning Network, or other crypto payment options for your order.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightning-Fast Shipping<\/strong>: Orders ship the same or next business day, discreetly packaged and fully insured.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Low Fees &#038; Premiums<\/strong>: Competitive markups over spot, no hidden charges, and transparent pricing so you get maximum value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ships in a secure, discreet package. We offer free or low-cost shipping on qualifying orders \u2014 check details at checkout. <strong>All sales are final.<\/strong> Every coin is guaranteed authentic and as described.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to add this 1996 Smithsonian commemorative silver dollar to your collection? Shop Darkmatter Metals for fast, friendly, and crypto-savvy service.<\/p>\n<p><em>Premiums reflect current market conditions for the 1996-D $1 Smithsonian Silver Commemorative.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>1996-D $1 Smithsonian Silver Commem &#8211; BU<\/strong> celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Smithsonian Institution with an allegorical figure of Liberty holding a torch and book from the United States Mint. Contains 0.7734 oz of .9000 fine silver in Brilliant Uncirculated condition with &#8220;D&#8221; mint mark.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Metal Content<\/strong>: 0.7734 oz silver<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purity<\/strong>: .9000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mint<\/strong>: United States Mint<\/li>\n<li><strong>Year<\/strong>: 1996<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mint Mark<\/strong>: D &#8211; Denver<\/li>\n<li><strong>Condition<\/strong>: BU &#8211; Brilliant Uncirculated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At <strong>Darkmatter Metals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Crypto-Friendly<\/strong>: Ask about Bitcoin, Lightning Network, or other crypto payments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lightning-Fast Shipping<\/strong>: Same or next business day, discreet &#038; insured.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Low Fees &#038; Premiums<\/strong>: Transparent pricing, maximum value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ships in a secure, discreet package. Free or low-cost shipping on qualifying orders. <strong>All sales are final.<\/strong> Guaranteed authentic.<\/p>\n<p>Add this 1996 Smithsonian Silver Commemorative to your collection at Darkmatter Metals \u2013 fast, friendly, crypto-savvy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[42],"product_cat":[22,33,80],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1261","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_brand-us-mint","7":"product_cat-silver","8":"product_cat-silver-coins","9":"product_cat-silver-commemoratives","10":"desktop-align-left","11":"tablet-align-left","12":"mobile-align-left","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/1261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1261"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=1261"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=1261"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/darkmatterlv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=1261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}