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While early peace medals issued by European nations and the US government frequently incorporate images of European and tribal figures in cultural exchange, peace medals issued during and after the presidency of Thomas Jefferson (1801 – 1809) are almost exclusively presidential medals, displaying the bust of the President in office at the ...
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: Lafayette dollar (dated 1900) Conjoined busts of George Washington and Lafayette: Equestrian statue of Lafayette 90% Ag, 10% Cu: Authorized: 50,000 (max) Uncirculated: 50,026 [5] 1900
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: Library of Congress dollar: Depicts an open book superimposed over the torch of learning Architectural rendering of the dome on the Library of Congress' Jefferson building: Ag 90%, Cu 10% Authorized: 500,000 (max) Uncirculated: 52,771 P. Proof: 196,900 P
Delayed until the end of World War II, the Red Book was published in 1946, providing collectors even more historical information as well as retail values (prices collectors could expect to pay coin dealers to buy coins) instead of wholesale values. R. S. Yeoman served as editor of the Red Book and Blue Book until he retired in 1970.
The value of the presidential inaugural medals has fluctuated over the years and is highly influenced by auctions and the current U.S. economy. For example, in 1980 there was the Great Gold and Silver Panic when silver was worth $50 per ounce and gold worth $800 per ounce.
None of the Peace dollar mintages is particularly rare, and A Guide Book of United States Coins (or Red Book) lists low-grade circulated specimens for most years for little more than the coin's bullion value. Two exceptions are the first year of issue 1921 Peace dollar, minted only at the Philadelphia mint and issued in high relief, and the low ...
Below are the mintage figures for the Washington quarter. The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at (parentheses indicate a lack of a mint mark): P = Philadelphia Mint. D = Denver Mint. S = San Francisco Mint
Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse $1: Louisiana Purchase Jefferson dollar: Thomas Jefferson: Denomination, 1803-1903 90% Au, 10% Cu Authorized: 250,000 (max, both varieties) Uncirculated: 125,029 (P) Proof: 100 (P) 1903 $1: Louisiana Purchase McKinley dollar William McKinley ...