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From 2007 to 2011, presidential dollar coins were minted for circulation in large numbers, resulting in an ample stockpile of unused $1 coins. From 2012 to 2016, new coins in the series were minted only for collectors. [1] A new coin was released on December 4, 2020, to honor George H. W. Bush, who died after the original program ended. [2] [3]
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 .
The Presidential dollar coins, the first of which was released in 2007, commemorate deceased presidents of the United States. The program ended in 2016 when the last eligible president, Ronald Reagan, was commemorated (a George H. W. Bush coin was released in 2020).
The dollar coin is a United States coin with a face value of one United States dollar. Dollar coins have been minted in the United States in gold, silver, and base metal versions. Dollar coins were first minted in the United States in 1794. Dollar coins have almost never been popular in circulation since their inception.
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^1 Although technically a circulating coin, no dollar coins have been struck for circulation since 2011. Dollar coins are struck for circulation when the economy needs them. ^2 This is a non-circulating variety of a circulating coin.
Coins for circulation. 2006 South Dakota state quarter (Mount Rushmore) 2013 Dollar (obverse), 2nd of four U.S. presidents issued in 2013. 2016 Quarter Dollar (reverse), 4th of five America's National Park Commemorative Quarters to be issued later in the year. Commemorative coins. 1991 Mount Rushmore commemorative coin series. Half dollar ...
The coins were to be sold at a premium to finance the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial at Niles, Ohio, and were vended by the group constructing it. The issue was originally proposed as a silver dollar; this was changed when it was realized it would not be appropriate to honor a president who had supported the gold standard with such a ...