tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31590437125519434012024-02-18T17:38:50.245-08:00American Coin CollectionMark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-31137082154370155602016-02-11T13:09:00.000-08:002016-02-11T13:09:26.874-08:002016 - America The Beautiful South Carolina<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Fort Sumter National Monument encompasses three sites in Charleston: the original Fort Sumter, the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center, and Fort Moultrie on Sullivan's Island. Access to Fort Sumter itself is by private boat or a 30-minute ferry ride from the Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center or Patriots Point.<br />
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The Visitor Education Center's museum features exhibits about the disagreements between the North and South that led to the incidents at Fort Sumter. The museum at Fort Sumter focuses on the activities at the fort, including its construction and role during the Civil War.<br />
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April 12, 2011 marked the 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War. There was a commemoration of the events by thousands of Civil War reenactors with encampments in the area. A United States stamp of Fort Sumter, and first day cover, was issued that day.<br />
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On June 28, 2015, in the aftermath of the events of June 17, 2015, when a mass shooting took place at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, the five small flags that were arranged in a semi-circle around the large flagpole flying the 50-star United States flag at Fort Sumter were lowered so that the South Carolina flag could be flown at half mast. Those flown include (1) a 33-star United States flag, (2) a Confederate First National Flag (Stars and Bars), (3) a South Carolina State Flag, (4) a Confederate Second National Flag (Stainless Banner), and (5) a 35-star United States flag. This display was added to Fort Sumter National Monument in the 1970s. In August 2015 the flag poles were removed to create a new exhibit The four historic national flags now fly on the lower parade ground.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-22593722967247387072016-02-11T13:04:00.001-08:002016-02-11T13:04:27.287-08:002016 - America The Beautiful North Dakota<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Roosevelt first came to the North Dakota badlands to hunt bison in September 1883. During that first short trip, he got his bison and fell in love with the rugged lifestyle and the "perfect freedom" of the West. He invested $14,000 in the Maltese Cross Ranch, which was already being managed by Sylvane Ferris and Bill Merrifield seven miles south of Medora. That winter, Ferris and Merrifield built the Maltese Cross Cabin. After the death of both his wife and his mother on February 14, 1884, Teddy Roosevelt returned to his North Dakota ranch seeking solitude and time to heal. That summer, he started his second ranch, the Elkhorn Ranch, 35 miles north of Medora, which he hired two Maine woodsmen, Bill Sewall and Wilmot Dow, to operate. Teddy Roosevelt took great interest in his ranches and in hunting in the West, detailing his experiences in pieces published in eastern newspapers and magazines. He wrote three major works on his life in the West: "Ranch Life and the Hunting Trail," "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman," and "The Wilderness Hunter." His adventures in "the strenuous life" outdoors and the loss of his cattle in the starvation winter in 1886-1887 were influential in Theodore Roosevelt's pursuit of conservation policies as President of the United States (1901–1909).</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-62453504362666584202016-02-11T12:59:00.000-08:002016-02-11T12:59:17.350-08:002016 - America The Beautiful West Virginia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Abolitionist John Brown led an armed group in the capture of the armory in 1859. Brown had hoped he would be able to arm the slaves and lead them against U.S. forces in a rebellion to overthrow slavery. After his capture in the armory by a group of Marines (led by U.S. Army Colonel Robert E. Lee), Brown was hanged, predicting in his last words that civil war was looming on the horizon, a prediction that came true less than two years later. The most important building remaining from John Brown's raid is the firehouse, now called John Brown's Fort where he resisted the Marines.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-35960803333829128272016-02-11T12:53:00.000-08:002016-02-11T12:53:45.477-08:002016 - America The Beautiful Kentucky<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The gap was long used by Native Americans, as many species of migratory animals passed through it from north to south each year. It was fertile hunting territory and the only easy cut through the mountains from the southern wintering grounds of wild deer and buffalo to their northern summer range. Starting around 1775, the Gap became the primary route of transit for American settlers moving west into Kentucky; between 1775 and 1810 as many as 300,000 settlers may have used the Gap.<br />
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Two families by the name of Hensley and Gibbons moved to Brush Mountain to escape the many changes that were taking place in the early 1900s. Eventually, more family members followed and a community was begun. A church and school was established under the jurisdiction of the Bell County School System of Bell County, Kentucky.</div>
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Designated as the Illini and Shawnee Purchase Units, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared these purchase units to be the Shawnee National Forest in September 1939.<br />
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Most of the land added to the Forest in its first decade of existence was exhausted farmland. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, the Civilian Conservation Corps planted pine trees to prevent erosion and help rebuild the soil. However, the Forest is also home to many hardwood trees and other plant and animal species characteristic of the region.<br />
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In the 1980s and 1990s, there was an active history of conservation and protest efforts by local, regional, and national environmental groups and individuals ranging from radical movements such as Earth First! to mainstream organizations such as the Sierra Club and the Green Party. The wise use movement once played an active role in lobbying for its vision of the Shawnee National Forest. Today a more cooperative atmosphere has developed, although some controversy remains with a few.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-38889700191629429332015-07-01T14:56:00.002-07:002015-07-01T14:56:29.289-07:002015 - America The Beautiful New York<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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At Saratoga in the autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victory renewed patriots’ hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world. The battlefield, a monument to the fallen and the restored country house of American General Philip Schuyler make up the three sites of Saratoga National Historical Park. It was established as a national site in 1938.<br />
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The design depicts a close-up of the moment General John Burgoyne surrendered his sword to General Horatio Gates, a turning point many believe marked the ‘beginning of the end of the American Revolutionary War.’ Inscriptions are “BRITISH SURRENDER 1777,” “SARATOGA,” “NEW YORK,” “2015” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Saratoga National Historical Park.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-70515318670158141442015-07-01T14:54:00.003-07:002015-07-01T14:54:51.666-07:002015 - America The Beautiful Delaware<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td><b>Jurisdiction:</b></td><td>Delaware</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Site:</b></td><td>Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge</td></tr>
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Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge is host to hundreds of thousands of migrating ducks, geese, shorebirds and neo-tropical songbirds in their spring and fall migrations. Tired and hungry between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico, they seek shelter at Bombay Hook and feast on marsh grasses, fish and other important foods before continuing their flight. Bombay Hook’s 16,000 acres include freshwater pools, swamps, upland forests, agricultural fields and one of the largest unaltered tidal salt marshes in the Mid-Atlantic region. It was established as a national site in 1937.<br />
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This design features a great blue heron in the foreground and a great egret in the background. Inscriptions are “BOMBAY HOOK,” “DELAWARE,” “2015” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.</div>
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Blue Ridge Parkway is a scenic byway with natural attractions, a unit of the park system with numerous recreational opportunities and a cross-section of Appalachian mountain history. Stretching 469 miles along the crest of the Blue Ridge Mountains through North Carolina and Virginia, it encompasses some of the oldest settlements of both pre-historic and early European settlement in the U.S. It was established as a national site in 1936.<br />
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The reverse design depicts the grace and curvature of the road hugging the side of a mountain, with the North Carolina state flower in the foreground. Inscriptions are “BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY,” “NORTH CAROLINA,” “2015” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Blue Ridge Parkway.</div>
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Spread across seven parishes in Louisiana, Kisatchie National Forest is divided into five managed units called Ranger Districts that total more than 604,000 acres of public lands. Hidden in the bayous underneath the bald cypress groves and old growth pine lies a world of natural beauty, excitement, learning, recreation, and natural and cultural resources. The name Kisatchie is derived from a tribe of Kichai Indians of the Caddoan Confederacy. It was established as a national site in 1936.<br />
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This design features a wild turkey in flight over blue stem grass with long leaf pine in the background. Inscriptions are “KISATCHIE,” “LOUISIANA,” “2015” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Kisatchie National Forest.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-90341880359889179522015-07-01T14:48:00.003-07:002015-07-01T14:48:41.699-07:002015 - America The Beautiful Nebraska<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Established in 1936, Homestead National Monument of America brings the epic homesteading story of early pioneers to life and demonstrates the true scope and importance of the Homestead Act of 1862. By granting free land, the Homestead Act allowed nearly any man or woman a chance to realize the American dream of owning his or her own land. The uniquely designed Heritage Center was dedicated in 2007 and offers a hilltop vista of the tallgrass prairie much like American pioneers would have seen it. It was established as a national site in 1936.<br />
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The reverse design represents the three fundamentals of survival common to all homesteaders: food, shelter and water. Inscriptions are “HOMESTEAD,” “NEBRASKA,” “2015” and “E PLURIBUS UNUM.” Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Homestead National Monument of America.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-43960116693424260602015-07-01T14:43:00.001-07:002015-07-01T14:43:05.041-07:002014 - America The Beautiful Florida<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Everglades National Park quarter is the fifth of 2014 and the 25th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States. Everglades National Park protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for numerous rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile and elusive Florida panther. An international treasure as well, it is designated as a world heritage site, international biosphere reserve and wetland of international importance. It was first established as a national site on May 30, 1934.<br />
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The reverse design, inspired by the bird population in the Everglades, features an anhinga with outstretched wings on a willow tree with a roseate spoonbill visible in the mid-ground. Both birds are found throughout the Everglades National Park. Inscriptions are EVERGLADES, FLORIDA, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Everglades National Park.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-4726860019773224492015-07-01T14:41:00.001-07:002015-07-01T14:41:15.766-07:002014 - America The Beautiful Colorado<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td><b>Jurisdiction:</b></td><td>Colorado</td></tr>
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The Great Sand Dunes National Park quarter is the fourth of 2014 and the 24th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve has the tallest dunes in North America as the centerpiece of the site's diverse landscape of grasslands, wetlands, conifer and aspen forests, alpine lakes, and tundra. These can be experienced through hiking, sand sledding, splashing in Medano Creek and watching wildlife. The Great Sand Dunes National Park was first established as a national site on March 17, 1932.<br />
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The reverse design features a father and son playing in the sand next to the creek bed. The distinctive mountains and sand dunes are featured in the background. Inscriptions are GREAT SAND DUNES, COLORADO, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-12187570587057453812015-07-01T14:39:00.000-07:002015-07-01T14:39:07.678-07:002014 - America The Beautiful Utah<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td><b>Jurisdiction:</b></td><td>Utah</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Site:</b></td><td>Arches National Park</td></tr>
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The Arches National Park quarter is the third of 2014 and the 23rd overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. This park is a red rock wonderland. Visitors will discover a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms and textures unlike any others in the world. Arches National Park has more than 2,000 natural stone arches, as well as hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive fins and giant balanced rocks. It was first established as a national site on April 12, 1929.<br />
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The reverse depicts Delicate Arch, a 65-foot freestanding natural arch. It is a widely recognizable landmark in Utah and the most famous arch found in the park. It has been depicted on postage stamps and license plates. The Olympic torch relay for the 2002 Winter Olympics passed through this arch. The La Sal Mountains are visible in the background. Inscriptions are ARCHES, UTAH, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Arches National Park.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-79087400835875864992015-07-01T14:37:00.000-07:002015-07-01T14:37:03.062-07:002014 - America The Beautiful Virginia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td><b>Jurisdiction:</b></td><td>Virginia</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Site:</b></td><td>Shenandoah National Park</td></tr>
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The Shenandoah National Park quarter is the second of 2014 and the 22nd overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Just 75 miles from Washington, D.C., Shenandoah National Park is an escape for travelers wanting a wide range of outdoor adventures. It features cascading waterfalls, spectacular vistas and quiet wooded hollows. Park visitors enjoy hiking, meandering along the scenic Skyline Drive, or camping and picnicking with family or friends. Park habitats provide a haven for black bear and numerous songbirds. Creation of the park was authorized by legislation in 1926 (44 Stat. 616) with formal establishment in 1935 and dedication by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.<br />
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The reverse design depicts a day hiker taking in the view from Little Stony Man summit. Inscriptions are SHENANDOAH, VIRGINIA, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Shenandoah National Park.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-72853603627318188272015-07-01T14:34:00.002-07:002015-07-01T14:34:35.977-07:002014 - America The Beautiful Tennessee<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td><b>Jurisdiction:</b></td><td>Tennessee</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Site:</b></td><td>Great Smokey Mountains</td></tr>
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The Great Smoky Mountains National Park quarter is the first of 2014 and the 21st overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. This national park features wondrous biodiversity, with ridge upon ridge of forest straddling the border between Tennessee and North Carolina. Great Smoky Mountains National Park is world renowned for its diverse plant and animal life, the beauty of its ancient mountains, and the quality of its remnants of southern Appalachian mountain culture. It is America's most-visited national park. It was first established as a national site on May 22, 1926.<br />
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The reverse design depicts a historic log cabin found within Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It features a segment of the lush green forest and hawk circling above. Inscriptions are GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS, TENNESSEE, 2014 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-49363333044779365752015-07-01T14:27:00.001-07:002015-07-01T14:27:18.074-07:002013 - America The Beautiful South Dakota<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td><b>Site:</b></td><td>Mount Rushmore National Memorial</td></tr>
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The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is the fifth of 2013 and the 20th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Over the decades, Mount Rushmore has grown in fame as a symbol of America - a symbol of freedom and hope for people from all cultures and backgrounds. The sculpture, located in the scenic Black Hills of South Dakota, features the heads of former Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. It was first established as a national site March 3, 1925.<br />
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The reverse design was inspired by photos of men who are adding the final details to Thomas Jefferson's face. Mount Rushmore was featured on three 1991 Mount Rushmore Golden Anniversary Commemorative Coins and on the 2006 South Dakota quarter issued under the 50 State Quarters® Program. This new design is distinctly different and offers a unique and educational perspective on how Mount Rushmore was created and sculpted. Inscriptions are MOUNT RUSHMORE, SOUTH DAKOTA, 2013 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-26338329727596693882015-07-01T14:23:00.005-07:002015-07-01T14:23:54.783-07:002013 - America The Beautiful Maryland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine quarter is the fourth of 2013 and the 19th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program. Fort McHenry—the birthplace of our country's national anthem—was named for James McHenry, our Nation's second Secretary of War. Following the burning of the Nation's capitol and other federal buildings in August 1814, British forces attacked Baltimore. Francis Scott Key, a poet-lawyer, witnessed the September 13-14 bombardment of Fort McHenry while under British guard on an American truce ship in the Patapsco River. Seeing his country's flag still flying over the fort the next morning, he was moved to pen "The Star-Spangled Banner." Fort McHenry was first established as a national site on March 3, 1925.<br />
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The reverse design represents the site during the "Defenders Day" celebration, considered the centerpiece annual event held at Fort McHenry. The fireworks symbolize the "rocket's red glare," linking the fort to its historic past. Inscriptions are FORT McHENRY, MARYLAND, 2013 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-37252088879227934172015-07-01T14:16:00.004-07:002015-07-01T14:16:54.400-07:002013 - America The Beautiful Nevada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td><b>Site:</b></td><td>Great Basin</td></tr>
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The Great Basin National Park quarter is the third of 2013 and the 18th overall in the America the Beautiful Quarters Program. Great Basin National Park, located in the heart of the Great Basin, has exceptional examples of regional geology, biologic diversity and scenic grandeur. Park attractions include Lehman Caves, the most heavily decorated limestone solution caverns in the western U.S., and Wheeler Peak, the second highest peak in Nevada. Great Basin National Park is an oasis in the desert with more than 40 miles of perennial streams and 400 springs. The park also contains a variety of cultural resources dating back to prehistoric times, as well as structures and sites related to mining, western surveys and ranching. It was first established as a national monument on January 24, 1922 (42 Stat. 2260).<br />
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The reverse image depicts the beauty and unique qualities of a single Bristlecone Pine tree and shows the rocky glacial moraines where the trees grow. These trees grow at higher elevation in the park and are some of the world's oldest. The park contains numerous Bristlecone Pine groves with trees older than 4,000 years. Inscriptions are GREAT BASIN, NEVADA, 2013 and E PLURIBUS UNUM. Design candidates were developed in consultation with representatives of Great Basin National Park.</div>
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America The Beautiful<br />
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<tr><td><b>Jurisdiction:</b></td><td>Ohio</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Site:</b></td><td>Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Mintage:</b></td><td>239,400,000</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Release Date:</b></td><td>April 1, 2013</td></tr>
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Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-56239902536219741142013-08-26T17:28:00.001-07:002013-08-26T17:28:33.518-07:002013 - American The Beautiful New Hampshire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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America The Beautiful<br />
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<tr><td><b>Jurisdiction:</b></td><td>New Hampshire</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Site:</b></td><td>White Mountain National Forest</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Mintage:</b></td><td>176,400,000</td></tr>
<tr><td><b>Release Date:</b></td><td>January 28, 2013</td></tr>
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Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-44526179871148058522012-12-19T13:14:00.000-08:002012-12-19T13:14:54.105-08:00Presidential $1 Coin Program<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Presidential $1 Coin Program is part of an Act of Congress, Pub.L. 109-145, 119 Stat. 2664, enacted December 22, 2005, which directs the United States Mint to produce $1 coins with engravings of relief portraits of U.S. Presidents on the obverse.<br />
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From 2007 to 2011, Presidential $1 Coins were minted for circulation in large numbers, resulting in a large stockpile of unused $1 coins. Since 2012, new Presidential coins are only being minted for collectors, in order to reduce the stockpile.<br />
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The program began on January 1, 2007, and is similar to the State Quarter program in that it will not end until every eligible subject is honored. The program is to issue coins featuring each of four presidents per year on the obverse, issuing one for three months before moving on to the next president in chronological order by term in office. The U.S. Mint calls it the Presidential $1 Coin Program.<br />
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The reverse of the coins bears the Statue of Liberty, the inscription "$1" and the inscription "United States of America". Inscribed along the edge of the coin is the year of minting or issuance of the coin, the mint mark, 13 stars, and also the legends E Pluribus Unum. The edge-lettering looks like this: ★★★★★★★★★★ 2009 D ★★★ E PLURIBUS UNUM; before 2009, In God We Trust was a part of the edge lettering. The legend "Liberty" is absent from the coin altogether, since the decision was made that the image of the Statue of Liberty on the reverse of the coin was sufficient to convey the message of liberty. The text of the act does not specify the color of the coins, but per the U.S. Mint "the specifications will be identical to those used for the current Golden dollar". The President Washington $1 Coin was first available to the public on February 15, 2007, in honor of Presidents' Day, which was observed on February 19.<br />
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This marks the first time since the St. Gaudens Double Eagle (1907–33) that the United States has issued a coin with edge lettering for circulation. Edge lettered coins date back to the 1790s. The process was started to discourage the shaving of gold coin edges, a practice which was used to cheat payees. In December 2007, Congress passed H.R. 2764, moving "In God We Trust" to either the obverse or reverse of the coins. This is the same bill that created a program that will include quarters for Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.<br />
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The act had been introduced because of the failure of the Sacagawea $1 coin to gain widespread circulation in the United States. The act sympathized with the need of the nation's private sector for a $1 coin and expected that the appeal of changing the design would increase the public demand for new coins (as the public generally responded well to the State Quarter program). The program will also educate the public about the history of the nation's presidents. Should the coin not catch on with the general public, the Mint is hoping that collectors will be as interested in the dollars as they were with the State Quarters, which generated about $4.6 billion in seigniorage between January 1999 and April 2005, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office.<br />
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Unlike the State Quarter program and the Westward Journey nickel series, which suspended the issuance of the current design during those programs, the act directed the Mint to continue to issue Sacagawea dollar coins during the Presidential series. The law states that at least one in three issued dollars must be a Sacagawea dollar. Furthermore, the Sacagawea design is required to continue after the Presidential program ends. These requirements were added at the behest of the North Dakota congressional delegation to ensure that Sacagawea, whom North Dakotans consider to be one of their own, ultimately remains on the dollar coin.<br />
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However, Federal Reserve officials indicated to Congress that "if the Presidential $1 Coin Program does not stimulate substantial transactional demand for dollar coins, the requirement that the Mint nonetheless produce Sacagawea dollars would result in costs to the taxpayer without any offsetting benefits." In that event, the Federal Reserve indicated that it would "strongly recommend that Congress reassess the one-third requirement." The one-third requirement was later changed to one-fifth by the Native American $1 Coin Act, passed on September 20, 2007, and Sacagawea dollars were only 0.8% of the total dollar coins produced through November 2007.<br />
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Previous versions of the act called for removing from circulation dollar coins issued before the Sacagawea dollar, most notably the Susan B. Anthony dollar, but the version of the act which became law merely directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study the matter and report back to Congress. The act does require federal government agencies (including the United States Postal Service), businesses operating on federal property, and federally funded transit systems to accept and dispense dollar coins by January 2008, and to post signs indicating that they do so.<br />
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number</th> <th>President<br />
number</th> <th>President</th> <th>Release date</th> <th>Denver<br />
Mintage</th> <th>Philadelphia<br />
Mintage</th> <th>Total Mintage</th> <th>Design</th> <th>In office</th> </tr>
<tr> <td>1</td> <td>1st</td> <td>George Washington</td> <td>February 15, 2007<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-0"></sup></td> <td>163,680,000</td> <td>176,680,000</td> <td>340,360,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-0"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:George_Washington_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.png" title="Washington dollar"><img alt="Washington dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/George_Washington_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.png/99px-George_Washington_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.png" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1789–1797</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>2</td> <td>2nd</td> <td>John Adams</td> <td>May 17, 2007<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-1"></sup></td> <td>112,140,000</td> <td>112,420,000</td> <td>224,560,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-1"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Adams_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.png" title="John Adams dollar"><img alt="John Adams dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/John_Adams_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.png/99px-John_Adams_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.png" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1797–1801</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>3</td> <td>3rd</td> <td>Thomas Jefferson</td> <td>August 16, 2007<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-2"></sup></td> <td>102,810,000</td> <td>100,800,000</td> <td>203,610,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-2"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Thomas_Jefferson_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.png" title="Jefferson dollar"><img alt="Jefferson dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Thomas_Jefferson_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.png/99px-Thomas_Jefferson_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.png" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1801–1809</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>4</td> <td>4th</td> <td>James Madison</td> <td>November 15, 2007<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-3"></sup></td> <td>87,780,000</td> <td>84,560,000</td> <td>172,340,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-3"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Madison_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.png" title="Madison dollar"><img alt="Madison dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/James_Madison_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.png/99px-James_Madison_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.png" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1809–1817</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>5</td> <td>5th</td> <td>James Monroe</td> <td>February 14, 2008<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-4"></sup></td> <td>60,230,000</td> <td>64,260,000</td> <td>124,490,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-4"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Monroe_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Monroe dollar"><img alt="Monroe dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/James_Monroe_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-James_Monroe_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1817–1825</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>6</td> <td>6th</td> <td>John Quincy Adams</td> <td>May 15, 2008<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-5"></sup></td> <td>57,720,000</td> <td>57,540,000</td> <td>115,260,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-5"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Quincy_Adams_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="John Quincy Adams dollar"><img alt="John Quincy Adams dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/John_Quincy_Adams_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-John_Quincy_Adams_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1825–1829</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>7</td> <td>7th</td> <td>Andrew Jackson</td> <td>August 14, 2008<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-6"></sup></td> <td>61,070,000</td> <td>61,180,000</td> <td>122,250,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-6"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_Jackson_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Jackson dollar"><img alt="Jackson dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Andrew_Jackson_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-Andrew_Jackson_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1829–1837</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>8</td> <td>8th</td> <td>Martin Van Buren</td> <td>November 13, 2008<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-7"></sup></td> <td>51,520,000</td> <td>50,960,000</td> <td>102,480,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-7"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Martin_Van_Buren_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Van Buren dollar"><img alt="Van Buren dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Martin_Van_Buren_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-Martin_Van_Buren_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1837–1841</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>9</td> <td>9th</td> <td>William Henry Harrison</td> <td>February 19, 2009<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-8"></sup></td> <td>43,260,000</td> <td>55,160,000</td> <td>98,420,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-8"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:William_Henry_Harrison_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="William Henry Harrison dollar"><img alt="William Henry Harrison dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/William_Henry_Harrison_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-William_Henry_Harrison_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1841</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>10</td> <td>10th</td> <td>John Tyler</td> <td>May 21, 2009<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-9"></sup></td> <td>43,540,000</td> <td>43,540,000</td> <td>87,080,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-9"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:John_Tyler_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Tyler dollar"><img alt="Tyler dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/John_Tyler_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-John_Tyler_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1841–1845</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>11</td> <td>11th</td> <td>James K. Polk</td> <td>August 20, 2009<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-10"></sup></td> <td>41,720,000</td> <td>46,620,000</td> <td>88,340,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-10"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Polk_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Polk dollar"><img alt="Polk dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/James_Polk_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-James_Polk_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1845–1849</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>12</td> <td>12th</td> <td>Zachary Taylor</td> <td>November 19, 2009<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-11"></sup></td> <td>36,680,000</td> <td>41,580,000</td> <td>78,260,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-11"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zachary_Taylor_Presidential_$1_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Taylor dollar"><img alt="Taylor dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Zachary_Taylor_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-Zachary_Taylor_Presidential_%241_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1849–1850</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>13</td> <td>13th</td> <td>Millard Fillmore</td> <td>February 18, 2010<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-12"></sup></td> <td>36,960,000</td> <td>37,520,000</td> <td>74,480,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-12"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Millard_Fillmore_$1_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg" title="Fillmore dollar"><img alt="Fillmore dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Millard_Fillmore_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg/99px-Millard_Fillmore_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1850–1853</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>14</td> <td>14th</td> <td>Franklin Pierce</td> <td>May 20, 2010<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-13"></sup></td> <td>38,220,000</td> <td>38,360,000</td> <td>76,580,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-13"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Franklin_Pierce_$1_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg" title="Pierce dollar"><img alt="Pierce dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Franklin_Pierce_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg/99px-Franklin_Pierce_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1853–1857</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>15</td> <td>15th</td> <td>James Buchanan</td> <td>August 19, 2010<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-14"></sup></td> <td>36,540,000</td> <td>36,820,000</td> <td>73,360,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-14"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Buchanan_$1_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg" title="Buchanan dollar"><img alt="Buchanan dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/James_Buchanan_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg/99px-James_Buchanan_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1857–1861</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>16</td> <td>16th</td> <td>Abraham Lincoln</td> <td>November 18, 2010<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Mintrelease_26-15"></sup></td> <td>48,020,000</td> <td>49,000,000</td> <td>97,020,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-15"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_$1_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg" title="Lincoln dollar"><img alt="Lincoln dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Abraham_Lincoln_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg/99px-Abraham_Lincoln_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse_sketch.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1861–1865</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>17</td> <td>17th</td> <td>Andrew Johnson</td> <td>February 17, 2011<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fed2011_28-0"></sup></td> <td>37,100,000</td> <td>35,560,000</td> <td>72,660,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-16"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Andew_Johnson_$1_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="A. Johnson dollar"><img alt="A. Johnson dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Andew_Johnson_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-Andew_Johnson_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1865–1869</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>18</td> <td>18th</td> <td>Ulysses S. Grant</td> <td>May 19, 2011<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fed2011_28-1"></sup></td> <td>37,940,000</td> <td>38,080,000</td> <td>76,020,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-17"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ulysses_S._Grant_$1_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Grant dollar"><img alt="Grant dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Ulysses_S._Grant_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-Ulysses_S._Grant_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1869–1877</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>19</td> <td>19th</td> <td>Rutherford B. Hayes</td> <td>August 18, 2011<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fed2011_28-2"></sup></td> <td>36,820,000</td> <td>37,660,000</td> <td>74,480,000 <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-18"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rutherford_B._Hayes_$1_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Hayes dollar"><img alt="Hayes dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Rutherford_B._Hayes_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-Rutherford_B._Hayes_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1877–1881</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>20</td> <td>20th</td> <td>James A. Garfield</td> <td>November 17, 2011<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fed2011_28-3"></sup></td> <td>37,100,000</td> <td>37,100,000</td> <td>74,200,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-19"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Garfield_$1_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg" title="Garfield dollar"><img alt="Garfield dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/James_Garfield_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg/99px-James_Garfield_%241_Presidential_Coin_obverse.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1881</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>21</td> <td>21st</td> <td>Chester A. Arthur</td> <td>February 5, 2012<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fed2011_28-4"></sup></td> <td>2,800,000</td> <td>6,020,000</td> <td>8,820,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-20"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2012_Pres_$1_Arthur_unc.jpg" title="Arthur dollar"><img alt="Arthur dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/2012_Pres_%241_Arthur_unc.jpg/99px-2012_Pres_%241_Arthur_unc.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1881–1885</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>22</td> <td>22nd</td> <td>Grover Cleveland</td> <td>May 25, 2012<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fed2011_28-5"></sup></td> <td>2,660,000</td> <td>5,460,000</td> <td>8,120,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-21"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2012_Pres_$1_Cleveland1_unc.jpg" title="Cleveland 1st Term dollar"><img alt="Cleveland 1st Term dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/2012_Pres_%241_Cleveland1_unc.jpg/99px-2012_Pres_%241_Cleveland1_unc.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1885–1889</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>23</td> <td>23rd</td> <td>Benjamin Harrison</td> <td>August 16, 2012<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fed2011_28-6"></sup></td> <td>4,200,000</td> <td>5,682,000</td> <td>9,882,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-22"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2012_Pres_$1_Harrison_unc.jpg" title="Harrison dollar"><img alt="Harrison dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/2012_Pres_%241_Harrison_unc.jpg/99px-2012_Pres_%241_Harrison_unc.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1889–1893</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>24</td> <td>24th</td> <td>Grover Cleveland</td> <td>November 15, 2012<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Fed2011_28-7"></sup></td> <td>3,220,000</td> <td>10,722,000</td> <td>13,942,000<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-US_Mint_27-23"></sup></td> <td><a class="image" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2012_Pres_$1_Cleveland2_unc.jpg" title="Cleveland 2nd Term dollar"><img alt="Cleveland 2nd Term dollar" height="99" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/2012_Pres_%241_Cleveland2_unc.jpg/99px-2012_Pres_%241_Cleveland2_unc.jpg" width="99" /></a></td> <td>1893–1897</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>25</td> <td>25th</td> <td>William McKinley</td> <td>2013</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1897–1901</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>26</td> <td>26th</td> <td>Theodore Roosevelt</td> <td>2013</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1901–1909</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>27</td> <td>27th</td> <td>William Howard Taft</td> <td>2013</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1909–1913</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>28</td> <td>28th</td> <td>Woodrow Wilson</td> <td>2013</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1913–1921</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>29</td> <td>29th</td> <td>Warren G. Harding</td> <td>2014</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1921–1923</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>30</td> <td>30th</td> <td>Calvin Coolidge</td> <td>2014</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1923–1929</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>31</td> <td>31st</td> <td>Herbert Hoover</td> <td>2014</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1929–1933</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>32</td> <td>32nd</td> <td>Franklin D. Roosevelt</td> <td>2014</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1933–1945</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>33</td> <td>33rd</td> <td>Harry S. Truman</td> <td>2015</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1945–1953</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>34</td> <td>34th</td> <td>Dwight D. Eisenhower</td> <td>2015</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1953–1961</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>35</td> <td>35th</td> <td>John F. Kennedy</td> <td>2015</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1961–1963</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>36</td> <td>36th</td> <td>Lyndon B. Johnson</td> <td>2015</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1963–1969</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>37</td> <td>37th</td> <td>Richard Nixon</td> <td>2016</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1969–1974</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>38</td> <td>38th</td> <td>Gerald Ford</td> <td>2016</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1974–1977</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>†</td> <td>39th</td> <td>Jimmy Carter</td> <td colspan="4"><br /></td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1977–1981</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>39/40</td> <td>40th</td> <td>Ronald Reagan</td> <td>2016</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1981–1989</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>†</td> <td>41st</td> <td>George H. W. Bush</td> <td colspan="4"><br /></td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1989–1993</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>†</td> <td>42nd</td> <td>Bill Clinton</td> <td colspan="4"><br /></td> <td>N/A</td> <td>1993–2001</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>†</td> <td>43rd</td> <td>George W. Bush</td> <td colspan="4"><br /></td> <td>N/A</td> <td>2001–2009</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>†</td> <td>44th</td> <td>Barack Obama</td> <td colspan="4"><br /></td> <td>N/A</td> <td>2009–</td> </tr>
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† — The act specifies that a president must have been deceased for no less than two years to be honored in the series. (<i>See above.</i>) These Presidents are currently living and therefore do not qualify.</div>
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Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-6097702554076889742012-12-19T12:56:00.001-08:002012-12-19T12:56:39.111-08:002000–2008 - Sacagawea Dollar (eagle reverse) <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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2000–2008 - Manganese brass dollar coins<br />
<b>Sacagawea Dollar (eagle reverse) </b><br />
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The Sacagawea dollar was authorized by Congress in 1997 because the supply of Anthony dollars, in inventory since their last mintage in 1981, was soon expected to be depleted. Delays in ramping up Sacagawea dollar production led to a final 1999-dated mintage of Susan B. Anthony dollars. Dollar coins are used infrequently in general commerce. They used to be given as change by United States Postal Service stamp vending machines, which created a relatively small but significant demand, but the USPS eliminated all those machines by 2010.<br />
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The obverse was designed by artist Glenna Goodacre. Since no verifiable image of Sacagawea exists, Goodacre used Randy'L He-dow Teton, a University of New Mexico college student and a Shoshone Indian, as a model for the coin.<br />
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There are approximately 1 billion Sacagawea coins in circulation, and about 250 million in reserve. The US Mint greatly reduced production of Sacagawea dollars after the 2001 minting, citing sufficient inventory. From 2002 to 2008 the Sacagawea dollar was still minted for collectors and was available in uncirculated rolls, mint sets, and proof sets, but it was not released for general circulation until the introduction of the Native American series in 2009.<br />
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The Mint took great care to create the coin with the same size, weight, and electromagnetic properties as the Anthony dollar, but with a golden color. Unlike most other coins in circulation, the selected alloy has a tendency to tarnish quite severely in circulation, as is the case with most brasses, resulting in a loss of the golden shine, except on raised areas where the "patina" is more frequently rubbed off. While some consider the blackening an undesired quality, the Mint suggests the uneven tarnishing effect gives the coins an "antique finish" that "accentuate[s] the profile and add[s] a dimension of depth to the depiction of Sacagawea and her child".<br />
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The coin featured a plain edge through 2008, but starting in 2009 incused lettering was applied. The year and mint mark moved from the coin's obverse (front) to its edge.<br />
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As of 2011, dollar coins are not widely encountered in US commerce, except in vending machines for rides on mass transit, some pay and display machines, some laundromats, and old-fashioned slot machines. Most vending machines and parking meters have been redesigned, however, to accept dollar coins for purchase over a quarter-dollar. The Sacagawea dollar has achieved popularity in El Salvador, Ecuador and Panama, where the US dollar is also the official currency.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-38309698696915498352012-12-19T12:54:00.000-08:002012-12-19T12:54:23.257-08:001975–1976 - Eisenhower Bicentennial <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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1975–1976 - Copper-nickel clad dollar coins<br />
<b>Eisenhower Bicentennial </b><br />
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The United States Bicentennial coinage was a set of circulating commemorative coins, consisting of a quarter, half dollar and dollar struck by the United States Mint in 1975 and 1976. Regardless of when struck, each coin bears the double date 1776–1976 on the normal obverses for the Washington quarter, Kennedy half dollar and Eisenhower dollar. No coins dated 1975 of any of the three denominations were minted.<br />
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Given past abuses in the system, the Mint advocated against the issuance of commemorative coins starting in the 1950s. Beginning in 1971, members of Congress introduced bills to authorize coins to honor the United States Bicentennial, which would occur in 1976. The Mint, through its director, Mary Brooks, initially opposed such proposals, but later supported them, and Congress passed legislation requiring the temporary redesign of the reverse of the quarter, half dollar and dollar.<br />
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A nationwide competition resulted in designs of a Colonial drummer for the quarter, Independence Hall for the half dollar and the Liberty Bell superimposed against the moon for the dollar. All three coins remain common today, due to the quantity struck. Circulation pieces were in copper nickel; Congress also mandated 45,000,000 part-silver pieces be struck for collectors. The Mint sold over half of the part-silver coins before melting the remainder after withdrawing them from sale in 1986.</div>
Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-29083122193239740422012-12-19T12:49:00.000-08:002012-12-19T12:49:23.765-08:001971–1974, 1977–1978 - Eisenhower Dollar <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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1971–1974, 1977–1978 - Copper-nickel clad dollar coins<br />
<b>Eisenhower Dollar </b><br />
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The Eisenhower dollar is a $1 coin issued by the United States government from 1971–1978 (not to be confused with the Eisenhower commemorative dollar of 1990, or the Presidential $1 Coin Program, which will feature Eisenhower in 2015). The Eisenhower dollar followed the Peace dollar after a lapse of 36 years in dollar coinage and is named for General of the Army and President Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, who appears on the obverse. Both the obverse and the reverse of the coin were designed by Frank Gasparro.<br />
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The Eisenhower dollar was the last dollar coin to contain a proportional amount of base metal to lower denominations; it has the same amount of copper-nickel as two Kennedy half dollars, four Washington quarters, ten Roosevelt dimes, or twenty Jefferson nickels. Because of this it was a heavy and somewhat inconvenient coin. It was often saved as a memento of Eisenhower and never saw much circulation outside of casinos. This led to its short time in circulation and its replacement by the smaller, but even less popular, Susan B. Anthony dollar in 1979.<br />
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Mark Hamiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06626497636180999274noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3159043712551943401.post-92121609682906933102012-12-19T12:45:00.000-08:002012-12-19T12:45:48.294-08:001986–Present - American Silver Eagle Dollar <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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1986–Present - Silver Dollar<br />
<b>American Silver Eagle Dollar </b><br />
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The American Silver Eagle is the official silver bullion coin of the United States. It was first released by the United States Mint on November 24, 1986. It is struck only in the one-troy ounce size, which has a nominal face value of one dollar and is guaranteed to contain one troy ounce of 99.9% pure silver. It is authorized by Title II of Public Law 99-61 (Liberty Coin Act, approved July 9, 1985) and codified as 31 U.S.C. § 5112(e)-(h). Its content, weight, and purity are certified by the United States Mint. In addition to the bullion version, the United States Mint has produced a proof version and an uncirculated version for coin collectors. The Silver Eagle has been produced at three mints: the Philadelphia Mint, the San Francisco Mint, and the West Point Mint. The American Silver Eagle bullion coin may be used to fund Individual Retirement Account investments.<br />
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The design on the coin's obverse was taken from the "Walking Liberty" design by Adolph A. Weinman, which originally had been used on the Walking Liberty Half Dollar coin of the United States from 1916 to 1947. As this iconic design had been a public favorite—and one of the most beloved designs of any United States coinage of modern times, silver or otherwise—it was revived for the Silver Eagle decades later. The obverse is inscribed with the year of minting or issuance, the word LIBERTY, and the phrase IN GOD WE TRUST.<br />
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The reverse was designed by John Mercanti and portrays a heraldic eagle behind a shield; the eagle grasps an olive branch in its right talon and arrows in its left talon, echoing the Great Seal of the United States; above the eagle are thirteen five-pointed stars representing the Thirteen Colonies. The reverse is inscribed with the phrases UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1 OZ. FINE SILVER~ONE DOLLAR, and E PLURIBUS UNUM (on the banner that the eagle holds in its beak), as well as the mintmark if applicable.</div>
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