Coin Collecting News
The United States Mint began accepting orders for the James Garfield Presidential Dollar Coin Cover on December 29, 2011 at 12:00 Non ET. This is the twentieth release in the American Presidency $1 Coin Cover series, which began in 2007. Each cover contains two James Garfield Presidential Dollars that were sourced from the first day [...]
On December 22, 2011, the United States Mint began sales of the James Garfield Presidential $1 Coin & First Spouse Medal Set. This is one of the various numismatic offerings created for the Presidential $1 Coin Program. The set includes one uncirculated James Garfield Presidential Dollar and one Lucretia Garfield First Spouse Bronze Medal. The [...]
Effective immediately, the United States Mint will suspend the production of additional Presidential $1 Coins for circulation. The move follows public scrutiny of the program after reports of a surplus of more than 1.4 billion $1 coins stored at Federal Reserve Banks. The suspension was announced by Vice President Biden and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner [...]
The United States Mint has provided the final production figures for circulation strike 2011 Presidential Dollars. Four different designs were released during the year, honoring the 17th to 20th Presidents, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, and James Garfield. The Presidential $1 Coin Program has been the focus of some mainstream media attention [...]
On November 17, 2011, the United States Mint officially launched the James Garfield Presidential Dollar. This coin represents the twentieth release for the program honoring the former Presidents of the United States. A launch ceremony for the coin was held at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site, located at the President’s former home in [...]
James Garfield was our 20th President. He served nine consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was a strong opponent of the “Greenback” during his Congressional service, calling it “the printed lies of the government”, and advocated for a bi-metal monetary system. He is the only President to be elected directly from the [...]
Circulation release dates for the 2012 Presidential $1 Coins have recently been provided by the Federal Reserve Banks. Four different designs will be released featuring the 21st to 24th Presidents of the United States. Following the format of the series, a portrait of the President will appear on the obverse of each coin, and an [...]
On September 27, 2011, the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) met in Washington, D.C. to review and discuss the obverse designs for the 2013 Presidential Dollars. These coins will continue the series honoring the former Presidents of the United States, issued at a rate of four different designs per year in the order served. In [...]
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee met on September 27th, 2011, at the U.S. Mint’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to review and discuss the obverse designs for the 2013 Presidential Dollars. In attendance from the CCAC were Arthur Houghton, Chairman Gary Marks, Erik Jansen, Dr. Michael Bugeja, Dr. Doreen Bolger, Donald Scarinci, Mike Ross, Michael Olson, [...]
Even as the future of the program remains uncertain, the United States Mint launched the 19th issue of the Presidential Dollar series featuring Rutherford B. Hayes. An official ceremony was held on August 18, 2011 at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, Ohio. The obverse of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Dollar features [...]
