Chiropractic Dollar
The 2007 Chiropractic Dollar is a private label $20 Liberty Dollar from Jeff Kotchounian and Dr. Antoinette Kotchounian at Deerfield Chiropractic in North Branch, Michigan.
The Chiropractic Dollar is a private label from Jeff Kotchounian and his wife, Dr. Antoinette (Toni) Kotchounian, D.C., at Deerfield Chiropractic, 5830 N Lapeer Rd Ste B, North Branch, Michigan 48461. Toni had been in practice since 1993. Jeff managed the office. They took silver for visits and products, and they called the round "The Silver Dollar Chiropractors Love."
Bernard von NotHaus wrote the 2007 piece up in the October 2007 newsletter. Sales stopped on January 22, 2013.
Jeff Kotchounian was the Michigan RCO. With Ron Goodger and Jeff Hoffmaster, he got the State Monetary Initiative started in 2006.
2007 $20 silver
One ounce .999 fine silver, 39 mm, proof-like. Lady Liberty on the front, dated 2007. The back is a caduceus with CHIROPRACTIC across the top, a $20 face, TWENTY DOLLARS, and ONE OUNCE 999 FINE SILVER. It also carries Liberty Dollar, 888.LIB.DOLLAR, and LIBERTYDOLLAR.ORG.
They minted 1,000. Names & Mintages lists three:
- 1183 2007 $20 Chiropractic Liberty Dollar: 800
- 1184 2007 $20 Chiropractic Liberty Dollar HM: 100
- 1185 2007 $20 Chiropractic Liberty Dollar SN: 100
The Liberty Dollar Encyclopedia has this piece as #56.
The numbered hallmark was hand stamped "D.C." over "1895", limited to 250, and sold for $75 in a blue velvet box and a blue velvet bag with a certificate. A hallmark without a number, limited to 150, was $65 in the same packaging. General issue in a flip was $30. Tubes of 20 were $30 each. The photo below is the three-piece set: general issue, hallmarked, and numbered hallmarked, with certificates. The certificates are signed by Bernard von NotHaus and say the piece was issued by Liberty Services.
2011 Healing Hands silver
One ounce .999 fine silver, 39 mm, satin. The front reads THE POWER THAT MADE THE BODY / HEALS THE BODY, with the healing hands and the date 2011. The back reads DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC around a caduceus, with HEALTH on the banner, CHIROPRACTIC on the staff, TRUST IN GOD, FOUNDED 1895, 1 TROY OUNCE .999 FINE SILVER, and www.chiropracticdollar.com.
The hallmarked first day issue is a hand stamp of "Founded 1895", limited to 200, at $100. It came in a blue velvet box and a blue velvet bag with a certificate. The first day issue without the stamp was limited to 300, at $90, in the same box and bag. General issue with the box, bag, certificate, and a stand was $80. General issue in the small blue velvet bag alone was $70.
2012 D.D. Palmer silver
One ounce .999 fine silver, 39 mm, satin. The front reads THE POWER THAT MADE THE BODY / D.D. PALMER · FOUNDER / HEALS THE BODY, dated 2012. The back is the same caduceus used in 2011. Golden State Mint TAC struck these.
Pre-production was 100 ounces, released before the November first day issue, at $100. Each one came in an air-tite, with a stand, a blue velvet box, a certificate, and a blue velvet bag. The certificate pictured is number 001 of 100, signed by Dr. Antoinette Kotchounian, D.C., and names Golden State Mint TAC.
2012 copper
Healing Hands and D.D. Palmer, both dated 2012. One avoirdupois ounce of .999 copper, 39 mm. The fronts match the 2011 Healing Hands silver and the 2012 Palmer silver. The back is the caduceus, with TRUST IN GOD on the right and FOUNDED 1895 on the left. Golden State Mint TAC struck these too.
A single in an air-tite and a small blue velvet bag was $18. A tube of 20 was $220. A sampler tube, 10 Palmer and 10 Healing Hands, was $220. A display set with one of each was $50.
