2015 Franklin D Roosevelt - March Of Dimes Special 3 Coin Silver Set w/OGP & COA

 

The 32nd President of the United States is well known for many reasons, but what he has become synonymous with is his fight to conquer Polio. In honor of the 75th Anniversary of the March of Dimes, the United States Mint released the 2015 March of Dimes Special Silver Set, a set that was sold out at the Mint in just four days!

 

 

Roosevelt was a survivor of polio himself, which had left him paralyzed from the waist down. Whether from his personal experience or his known love of children, FDR founded the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in 1938. The organization was integral to the treatment of patients and later the eradication of Polio altogether in both North America and the world over. After defeating their initial nemesis in Polio, the organization re-focused its efforts towards protecting and serving both mothers and their infant children; the newly re-focused NFIP changed their name several times over the next few years, finally becoming the Iconic "March of Dimes" we know today. After playing such an integral role in founding the organization, the United States Mint honored the former commander-in-chief by releasing the 2015 March of Dimes set on the 75th Anniversary of their founding.