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In 1989, a four coin 1 crown set was issued in both copper-nickel and silver featuring the Bicentenary of George Washington's Presidential Inauguration. 1 Crown, with James Monroe holding the flag – Washington Crossing the Delaware 1776 copper-nickel KM#246, silver KM#246a; 1 Crown, (large portrait) copper-nickel KM#247, silver KM#247a
Presidential dollar coins (authorized by Pub. L. 109–145 (text), 119 Stat. 2664, enacted December 22, 2005) are a series of United States dollar coins with engravings of relief portraits of U.S. presidents on the obverse and the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World) on the reverse.
The Presidential Dollar series features portraits of all deceased U.S. Presidents with four coin designs issued each year in the order of the president's inauguration date. These coins began circulating on February 15, 2007. Starting 2012, these coins have been minted only for collectible sets because of a large stockpile.
As a way of honoring more presidents, the U.S. Mint began issuing Presidential Dollar coins in the 2000s. Most are worth about face value, but a couple are valued in six figures due to errors .
Coolidge remains the only president depicted on coinage during his lifetime. Starting in the 1930s, the US Mint was criticized for issuing commemorative coins of dubious recognition and seemingly endless mint runs (the Oregon Trail Memorial 50-cent piece was minted 8 years during a 14-year span). Multiple unrelated commemoratives also were ...
Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Basketball Hall of Fame half dollar [1] TBA Basketball [1] Cu 92%, Ni 8% Authorized: 750,000 (max) TBA $1: Basketball Hall of Fame dollar [1] TBA Basketball [1] Ag 99.9% Authorized: 400,000 (max) TBA $5: Basketball Hall of Fame half eagle [1] TBA Basketball [1 ...
Also, unlike any other denomination of circulating U.S. coinage (but in common with the Presidential $1 coins), the value is inscribed in numerals on the reverse. The act passed by Congress requires that 20% of the total dollar coins minted in any year during the Presidential $1 Coin Program be Sacagawea dollars bearing the new design.
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