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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.
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 ...
^1 The George Washington Bicentennial half dollar was originally proposed as a traditional non-circulating commemorative coin. However, President Herbert Hoover vetoed the proposal in 1930. ^2 The Washington quarter was originally intended to be struck in 1932 only. The design was found to be popular with the public, and was produced again in ...
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.