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From 2007 to 2011, Presidential dollar coins were minted for circulation in large numbers, resulting in a large stockpile of unused $1 coins. From 2012 to 2016, new coins in the series were minted only for collectors. [1] A new coin was released on December 4, 2020, to honor George H. W. Bush, who died after the original program ended. [2] [3]
In 1989, a four coin 1 crown set was issued in both copper-nickel and silver featuring the Bicentenary of George Washington's Presidential Inauguration. 1 Crown, with James Monroe holding the flag – Washington Crossing the Delaware 1776 copper-nickel KM#246, silver KM#246a; 1 Crown, (large portrait) copper-nickel KM#247, silver KM#247a
As a way of honoring more presidents, the U.S. Mint began issuing Presidential Dollar coins in the 2000s. Most are worth about face value, but a couple are valued in six figures due to errors .
President George W. Bush received a challenge coin from a Marine combat patrol unit during his short but unexpected visit to Al Asad Airbase in Anbar province, Iraq, 3 September 2007. [25] President Barack Obama, in addition to handing challenge coins to U.S. service members, would leave coins on the memorial graves of dead soldiers. [26]
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, and portrays the Goddess of Liberty in a design by Adolph A. Weinman that was originally used on the Walking Liberty half dollar from 1916 to 1947. The American Silver Eagle is struck only in ...
Trillion-dollar coin concept design by artist DonkeyHotey, featuring a similar obverse design to the reverse of the Presidential dollar series. The trillion-dollar coin is a concept that emerged during the United States debt-ceiling crisis of 2011 as a proposed way to bypass any necessity for the United States Congress to raise the country's borrowing limit, through the minting of very high ...