Leatherneck coins available in May.

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The U.S. Marine Corps, meanwhile, will become the nation's first military service to have its own legal tender. The U.S. Mint will unveil a Marine silver dollar coin on May 1, in commemoration of the Corps' 230th anniversary.

The Mint will issue 500,000 $1 coins, each of which shall contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. The coin will have a designation of the value of the coin, an inscription of the year '2005,' and inscriptions of the words ' Liberty,' 'In God We Trust,'...