The Kennedy cover is the first to surpass the 20,000 mark following the 20,145 recorded sold of the 2011 Ulysses S. Kennedy Presidential $1 Coin Cover, still offered, totaled 22,221 through March 22, 2017. Mint is still offering the Ford cover for sale. The lowest sales recorded so far for the 39 covers issued is 11,496 for the 2016 Gerald R. The Lincoln sales are also final, audited numbers. territories quarter dollars, America the Beautiful quarter dollars, and the Sacagawea dollar.įor the Presidential $1 Coin Covers, the cover issued in 2007 for the second president, John Adams, has proven the most popular, with final, audited sales posted as of March 22, 2017, at 49,969 - 13,131 more covers than were sold dated 2010 representing one of the nation’s most beloved presidents, Abraham Lincoln. Mint has also issued coin covers for the State quarter dollar series, District of Columbia and U.S. Geithner permanently suspended dollar coin production for circulation.Ĭirculation-quality dollar coins struck dated 2012 through 2016, inclusive, and included in the coin covers, were never issued for circulation but were struck only for numismatic sales at premiums above face value. The Garfield coin was the last Presidential dollar struck for commerce in circulation quality, after which then Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Arthur cover in 2012 and continuing through to the program’s end in 2016 with the Ronald Reagan cover, the postmark cancellation is dated to the first day the cover was issued. postage stamp was postally cancelled with a postmark dated to the first day each dollar was issued into circulation. The Presidential $1 Coin Covers incorporate two circulation-quality Presidential dollars, one each from the first day of production at the Philadelphia Mint and at the Denver Mint, housed in a colorful philatelic cachet that is stamped and postally canceled.īeginning with the George Washington cover in 2007 through to the James Garfield cover in 2011, each cover’s U.S. Later, as President, Grant proved to be an effective executive on civil rights issues, signing a bill that created the Justice Department and collaborating with Radical Republicans to safeguard the rights of African Americans during the Reconstruction era.īrowse through more Presidential dollar coins.The coin covers are also referred to in the numismatic and philatelic worlds as philatelic-numismatic combinations, or PNCs, since they contain elements from both the stamp and coin collecting fields. As the Commanding General during the American Civil War, Grant played a crucial role in leading the Union Army to victory in 1865, and he subsequently served briefly as the U.S. Grant, originally named Hiram Ulysses Grant, was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Grant along with the inscriptions “In God We Trust”, “18th President” and “1869-1877.” The reverse features a striking rendition of the Statue of Liberty with the inscriptions “United States of America” and “$1.” The coin also features edge-incused inscriptions. However, no living president will be included in the series.įeatured on the obverse of the Ulysses S Grant dollar coin is a likeness of Ulysses S. The Presidential $1 Coin series will honor each of our presidents in the order they served. The reverse features a stunning image of the Statue of Liberty. The traditional inscriptions “E Pluribus Unum,” the date of issuance and the mint mark have been moved to the edge of the coin, making it unique among circulating coins. The Presidential dollar coin features one of the boldest and most beautiful coins ever created by the United States Mint.
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