The first coin of the series was the 1983
silver dollar, which was the first commemorative dollar issued by the US Mint since the
Grant Memorial gold dollar of 1922. Public Law 97-220 authorized 50,000,000 Los Angeles XXIII Olympiad dollars to be minted in 1983 and 1984. The obverse of the 1983 dollar features a
discus thrower, while the reverse features an eagle. A total of 642,571 uncirculated 1983 dollars were minted at the
Philadelphia,
Denver, and
San Francisco Mints, plus 1,577,025 proof dollars minted at San Francisco. The silver dollar was redesigned in 1984, featuring the gateway to the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The designer of this coin was
Robert Graham, who had also designed the gateway that appeared on the coin. A total of 451,304 uncirculated 1984 dollars were minted at the three mints, plus 1,801,210 proof dollars minted at San Francisco. File:1983 Discus Thrower-Proof Dollar.jpg|1983 silver dollar File:1984 Olympic Coliseum-Proof Dollar.jpg|1984 silver dollar == Gold eagle ==