United States

2007

This commemorative silver dollar marks the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in North America (1607). The reverse depicts three historic ships—the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery—that carried the settlers across the Atlantic, symbolizing exploration, migration, and the beginnings of American colonial history. The design emphasizes themes of collective memory, national origins, and the complex human narratives of settlement, cultural encounter, and endurance that shaped the early foundations of the United States.