Description

The United States Mint issued a commemorative silver dollar to recognize and celebrate the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation.

The United States Mint opened sales for the March of Dimes Silver Dollars on March 13, 2015. On that date, individual proof and uncirculated versions of the coin were offered under introductory pricing. Later in the year on May 4, 2015, the US Mint would offer the 2015 March of Dimes Special Silver Set. It included two specially minted Roosevelt Dimes, which were only available within the set. The set contained one 2015 March of Dimes Proof Silver Dollar, one 2015 Reverse Proof Roosevelt Dime struck at the Philadelphia Mint, and one 2015 Proof Roosevelt Dime struck at the West Point Mint.

March of Dimes is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies. The organization was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio. The name "March of Dimes" was coined by Eddie Cantor. After funding Jonas Salk's polio vaccine, the organization expanded its focus to the prevention of birth defects and infant mortality. In 2005, as preterm birth emerged as the leading cause of death for children worldwide, research and prevention of premature birth became the organization's primary focus.