The Presidential Dollar Coin Program honored past U.S. presidents by featuring their likeness on one-dollar coins.
Here’s a breakdown of the program:
- Program Dates: It ran from 2007 to 2016, with an additional coin issued in 2020 for George H.W. Bush.
- Eligible Presidents: The coins were issued for presidents who had been deceased for at least two years. This means that presidents still living when the program concluded in 2016 (like Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush) were not included.
- Coin Features: Each coin showcased a portrait of a president on the obverse (front) and the Statue of Liberty on the reverse (back). The name, order of presidency, and years in office were inscribed on the obverse, and the coin’s denomination, “$1”, on the reverse. The edge of the coins included inscriptions like the year of minting, mint mark, and “E PLURIBUS UNUM”.
- Circulation Suspension: Production of these coins for general circulation was suspended in 2011 due to a large stockpile, according to [Wikipedia] . Since then, they’ve been primarily produced for collectors.
- George Washington
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- James Monroe
- John Quincy Adams
- Andrew Jackson
- Martin Van Buren
- William Henry Harrison
- John Tyler
- James K. Polk
- Zachary Taylor
- Millard Fillmore
- Franklin Pierce
- James Buchanan
- Abraham Lincoln
- Andrew Johnson
- Ulysses S. Grant
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- James Garfield
- Chester A. Arthur
- Grover Cleveland (first term)
- Benjamin Harrison
- Grover Cleveland (second term)
- William McKinley
- Theodore Roosevelt
- William Howard Taft
- Woodrow Wilson
- Warren G. Harding
- Calvin Coolidge
- Herbert Hoover
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Harry S. Truman
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- John F. Kennedy
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Richard M. Nixon
- Gerald Ford
- Ronald Reagan
- George H.W. Bush (added in 2020)
Are president $1 coins worth anything?
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.
Which president is on the 1 dollar coin?
Thanks for asking. Following the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, the Electoral College unanimously elected George Washington to serve as the United States’ first President.
Can you still get presidential dollar coins at the bank?
Thanks for asking. Therefore, Presidential Dollars issued from 2012 to 2020 were struck only for collectors and not released into circulation. You cannot get them from a bank or in change – making a complete collection such as this a true treasure for you!
What president is on the 1972 $1 coin?
Good point! Own this genuine 1972 Eisenhower dollar from the San Francisco Mint! The obverse design honors World War II general and 34th president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Based on the official Apollo 11 insignia, the reverse celebrates the first lunar landing.