2007-D John Adams Dollar

John Adams was the second president of the United States of America. He served from 1797 to 1801 and partied like it was 1799.

President Adams was the only Federalists president. That party was all for a strong central government and it did not last long. He served one term and just continued most of Washington's policies.

Type/Country: 1 Dollar-John Adams / United States
Year: 2007 D (Edge facing up)
Mintage: 112,140,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes Dollar

Rutherford B. Hayes was good for coin and currency at least for a while. He restored the gold standard, limited the silver coinage, and let people turn in greenbacks for gold. This was kind of shortsighted.

The public at the time got use to paper money and trusted the government backed currency, even more after people successfully cashed out there greenbacks for gold. So as gold grew stronger poorer people and people who did daily business needed silver and paper more. Eventually the gold standard kind of backfired so as electronic money becomes more popular I doubt making gold a standard again will turn people to metal over convenience.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Franklin Pierce / United States
Year: 2011 P (Edge upside down)
Mintage: 37,660,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2010-P Franklin Pierce Dollar

The 14th presidential dollar out of 32. Some have not been released for circulation but that does not stop them from circulating. Still I have to find the older ones and it has been slow going.

President Franklin Pierce had a huge tragedy as president losing his son. That colored his decisions and made him a less effective president. Not much else comes to mind about Pierce since he was before my time.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Franklin Pierce / United States
Year: 2010 P (Edge upside down)
Mintage: 38,220,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2013-P Woodrow Wilson Dollar

Again not issued for circulation!

Like the Theodore Roosevelt dollar I found recently this coin was only available to collectors who order them.Still it is common and when not in high grade is usually placed back into circulation.

Woodrow Wilson is one of my favorite presidents only because he is also on the $100,000 bill. Those $100,000 notes were only used to transfer money between banks and never issued for circulation but the thought of getting one was cool.

President Wilson was known for wanting to help people and the economy while making sure businesses do not take advantage of everything and abuse their power. Wilson created laws that turned the government into a tool for people and businesses and not a controlling entity.

Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Woodrow Wilson / United States
Year: 2013 P (Edge face side up)
Mintage: 4,620,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2009-P William Henry Harrison Dollar

First of the 2009 presidential dollars back when some people thought they may actually become popular. President Harrison is on the coin and he only lasted one month in office before dying.

Harrison was also one of the oldest presidents. He never wore coats or hats so when he rode his horse during his inauguration ceremony he was exposed to the cold and rainy day. His record long speech also did not help. Officially he died of pneumonia  but a 2014 revisit of his case showed he died of a type of Typhoid fever common around the area of the White House at the time.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-William Henry Harrison / United States
Year: 2009 P (Edge face side up)
Mintage: 43,260,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2013-P Theodore Roosevelt Dollar

Not issued for circulation!

Yet that is where I found it. To get any dollar coin after 2011 you have to order them from the mint or buy them from other dealers. They still have no extra value if less than perfect so many are used at face value.

On the obverse between the 1901-1909 is a green spot, that is damaging verdigris. This is the reason it was placed into circulation by some collector.

Theodore Roosevelt was and still is one of the most popular presidents. Collectors of coins, presidential memorabilia, and Roosevelt historical made this the most common presidential dollar coin for 2013.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Theodore Roosevelt / United States
Year: 2013 P (Edge face side up)
Mintage: 5,310,700
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2010-P Millard Fillmore Dollar

Found this one on the subway floor in the same place I found a Canadian quarter and penny in the past. It is a Millard Fillmore-13th President-1850-1853 dollar. It is a first for me and to get it for free was great.

Except for being the name of many high schools I know little about President Millard Fillmore. Quick research shows he was the last non-Republican/Democratic president. He was not a hater but he did little to stop the hate of his time, read about his Whig party ideas if you wish although nothing special sticks out.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Millard Fillmore / United States
Year: 2010 P (Edge upside-down)
Mintage: 35,560,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2011-P Andrew Johnson Dollar

This is the least common or lowest minted circulating Presidential Dollar. Granted at 35+ million it is still common for coin standards.

The 2012-present presidential dollars coins are not issued for circulation, although I will still check for them, and have a much lower mintage. As for our 17th president I know little about President Andrew Johnson or his term 1865-1869. It should be important since he succeeded President Lincoln.

While doing the typical 10-second research on the internet it seemed President Johnson was charged with reconstruction of a recently torn America and did not do a great job of it. Looks like there was an impeachment trial and bullying type behavior. I take it all with a grain of salt seeing how everyone back them was on the edge and just trying to save face.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Andrew Johnson / United States
Year: 2011 P (Edge upside-down)
Mintage: 35,560,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2010-P Abraham Lincoln Dollar

One of the most famous president in the world is Abraham Lincoln. He us currently on the cent and five dollar bill, not to mention many official collector coins. As the 16th president of the United States of America he also is on the golden dollar.

The front has Abraham Lincoln, the motto In God We Trust, and the years Lincoln spent in office 1861-1865. The edge has star, the date and mint mark, the other motto E Pluribus Unum. The back has the Statue of Liberty, the United States Of America, and the value $1.

Lincoln was always one of my favorite presidents and ever since that movie came out I like him even more. He always seemed burdened and the image on this coin looks sad. Still you should watch Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter because it is better than expected.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Abraham Lincoln / United States
Year: 2010 P (Edge upside-down)
Mintage: 49,000,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2007-P James Madison Dollar

If you are obsessed with edge lettering on presidential dollars then like me you want the normal edge and upside-down edge. Finally I got a normal edge James Madison dollar. Got the upside-down edge James Madison back in June of 2009.

 

There is no way to tell if any edge letter variety is more dominant. I mean you could get thousands of dollars and check each but that is too much for a change collector. As far as I can tell normal edge is more common than upside down edge at a rate of 3:2.

Neither edge type has any extra value and most people are not collecting them.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-James Madison / United States
Year: 2007 P (Edge Normal)
Mintage: 87,780,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in G-4

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2010-P Franklin Pierce Dollar

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Does the fact that the edge lettering can be be normal or upside down bother anyone else? No. I guess it is just me. That means twice as many dollars to collect, although seeing how only twenty presidential dollars were released for circulation that is a slightly smaller collection.

When you look at President Franklin Pierce normally and start to flip the coin you will see the edge is upside down. Again the mint has officially said that this is normal and have it right side up or upside down makes no difference. Still I want to collect them and eventually someone may do a study to see if one position is more rare.

The obverse says Franklin Pierce, In God We Trust, 14th President, and 1853-1857. I honestly know nothing about Pierce. Of course America was going through some big changes back then but how he shaped it was not discussed much during my school years.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Franklin Pierce / United States
Year: 2010 P (Edge upside-down)
Mintage: 38,360,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2007-P Thomas Jefferson Dollar Coin

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The circulating golden dollar coin program may be over but they are still circulating. Most of them are common and not keepers but I will show them off before I return them to circulation. This Thomas Jefferson dollar is still in great shape after getting it at a subway Metrocard machine.

On the front of the coin is THOMAS JEFFERSON, a happy looking Jefferson, and underneath 3rd PRESIDENT 1801-1809. On the reverse is the Statue of Liberty surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $1. The edge has normal orientation and E PLURIBUS UNUM  •  IN GOD WE TRUST  •  2007 is incused.

On later coins IN GOD WE TRUST is moved back to the front because of a small but vocal religious group's protest. The bigger change is that as of December 2011 new dollar coins are no longer issued for circulation. The chance of finding a new dollar coin in circulation is low but they are still being made by the millions for collectors.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Thomas Jefferson / United States
Year: 2007 P (Edge normal)
Mintage: 100,800,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

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2011-P James Garfield Dollar

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The 20th dollar coin in the series and my latest find from a vending machine. There were two more but I had to pay for something so I used them. 

Poor President Garfield was only president for a few months in 1881. He was assassinated.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-James Garfield / United States
Year: 2011 P (Edge normal)
Mintage: 37,100,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

In case you need to know which Presidential dollar coins have been issued so far:

Year		President	Years Served
2007	1	George Washington	1789-1797
	2	John Adams	1797-1801
	3	Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809
	4	James Madison	1809-1817
2008	5	James Monroe	1817-1825
	6	John Quincy Adams	1825-1829
	7	Andrew Jackson	1829-1837
	8	Martin Van Buren	1837-1841
2009	9	William Henry Harrison	1841
	10	John Tyler	1841-1845
	11	James K. Polk	1845-1849
	12	Zachary Taylor	1849-1850
2010	13	Millard Fillmore	1850-1853
	14	Franklin Pierce	1853-1857
	15	James Buchanan	1857-1861
	16	Abraham Lincoln	1861-1865
2011	17	Andrew Johnson	1865-1869
	18	Ulysses S. Grant	1869-1877
	19	Rutherford B. Hayes	1877-1881
	20	James Garfield	1881
2012	21	Chester A. Arthur	1881-1885

Yes three more coins for 2012 await us but that is all for circulating issues.

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Golden Dollars Edges

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Officially the U.S. Mint states that the edge lettering on dollar coins is placed randomly. Meaning no special effort will be made to line up the edge lettering or to have them go in the same direction, unless they are proof.

So when you have the coin face up and you look at the edge lettering it can be right side up or upside down. The date can be centered above the portrait or to the side or anywhere. Since it is all random then there is an equal opportunity for a normal edge or upside down edge and it has no extra value.

Even with no extra value I want one of each. So for each year since edge lettering was reintroduced there are (5 dollar coins x 2 mint marks x 2 edge varieties) = 20 coins to collect every year.

Oh no check out the 2009 font one looks bold and the other looks fine. Does this mean there is another variety that I need to look out for?

The Zachary Taylor is a new one for me but I am still missing many, over 40 of them.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Zachary Taylor / United States
Year: 2009 P (Edge normal)
Mintage: 41,580,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12 

Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Native American / United States
Year: 2009 D (Edge normal)
Mintage: 33,880,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

Type/Country: 1 Dollar-Thomas Jefferson / United States
Year: 2007 D (Edge upside down)
Mintage: 102,810,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in F-12

Warning for people using Metrocard machines in NYC if you want a $4.50 card and you put in a $20 bill you will get 15 dollar coins as change.

Update: Another edge variety for dollars recently made the news.These involved error coins that were supposed to be destroyed but instead were sold to private dealers. I did not mention missing edge lettering dollars because they are hard to come by and are one the most overvalued errors in the market, now I know why.

US Mint officer admits taking $2.4M worth of coins

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — A former police officer for the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia has admitted to stealing $2.4 million worth of "error" coins and selling them to a coin distributor in California.

U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman in New Jersey said 64-year-old William Gray pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of theft of government property and tax evasion.
Gray, of North Wildwood, N.J., had worked at the U.S. Mint since 1996. In a federal court in Camden, N.J., he admitted taking $1 presidential coins that were missing edge lettering, knowing they would be considered more valuable to coin collectors because they were considered "mint errors." He mailed them from New Jersey.
He was freed on $50,000 bail. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 20.

This arrest may have an impact to all future errors.

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It's Something

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Yes I've been busy and have not been able to post regularly on my new finds. I will say it's not much of an issue since most of my finds are common despite the fact I tried to make change as much as possible.

The U.S. nickel and dollar were from a MetroCard vending machine while the Canadian nickel is from change at a store. Just to get dollar coins I use the MetroCard machines and while most of dollars are from 2000 and crusty brown they do have a quick turnaround. A recent subway trip got me a 2009-P 11th President dollar coin which is good since it came out on August 20, 2009 and it was in my hand by October 18, 2009.

Again nothing too special about each coin:

• The 2006 Canada 5 cents is the first one for me.
• The 1957-D U.S. nickel is the 4th for me but it is half a century old so why not.
• The U.S. dollar is just 1 month old and that is early for a change find.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / Canada
Year: 2006 RCM Logo
Mintage: 43,008,000 (Estimated)
Metal: 94.5% Steel, 3.5% Copper, 2% Nickel
Value: $0.05

Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States of America
Year: 1957 D
Mintage: 136,828,900
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: $0.05

Type/Country: 1 Dollar-James K. Polk / United States
Year: 2009 P (Edge normal or ^^)
Mintage: 46,620,000 (Estimated)
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in AU-50

Still not one 2009 dime or nickel.

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D is for Denver

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I almost did not post this coin mainly because it was one I talked about before. The only difference from the previous find is that this one is from Denver which is the more difficult mint to find on the east coast.

For those not familiar with American coin distribution I will try and explain. We have two major mints, one in Philadelphia (P) and one in Denver (D). There are two other mints at San Francisco (S) and West Point (W) that have produced coins with and without the mintmarks but their main focus is on premium coins. Of course we also have Fort Knox as a non-coin production facility and 8 more that are gone.

The Cycle

1. The U.S. Mint estimates how much coins are needed, with no guarantee of absolute accuracy.
2. Coins are needed by the public for business, et al.
3. Businesses request coins from the local banks.
4. Banks request coins from the nearest of 12 Federal Reserve banks.
5. Federal Reserve banks sends and receives coins to the local banks.
6. When remaining coins at the Federal Reserves are low more is ordered from the Mint.
7. Repeat step 1.

How to Get a Denver coin?
Easy live close to Denver. To be more efficient the mint sends coins to the closest Reserves and in turn the Reserves distributes the coins to the closest banks and on and on. Keeping most Denver coins on the west coast or middle states.

It takes up to five years for me to find the Denver equivalent of the Philadelphia coin.

One other reason I decided to post this coin was the pictures came out great. The coin was the smoothest and most gold colored golden dollar I've ever held.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-John Tyler / United States
Year: 2009 D (Edge normal)
Mintage: 43,540,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in AU-50

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Edgy Situation

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On the quest to find one of every coin ever made from my change including varieties, sub-varieties, and errors I have come across more circulating dollars.

These two circulating presidential dollars are both from the Philadelphia mint, which is more common on the east coast. James Madison, 4th president issued in 2007 and John Tyler, 10th president issued in 2009.

So of the ten currently out I have the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 10th. 60% not bad considering the slow start to get circulating.

Some slight die cracks or die chips on the lettering but nothing exciting but it is the first time I notice them among golden dollar coins.


The topmost picture was taken with a camera the rest were done on a scanner still the color of these coins in real life is somewhere in between. Yes 5 years and I still can't get the settings for a true life image.
Notice anything else different?
Well since you can't really give hints on the internet I'll just say it. The motto IN GOD WE TRUST was placed back on the the front of the coin.

Originally the law called for both mottoes, the date, the mint mark, and small separating elements be incused on the edge. Then a small group of, how can I put this diplomatically, conservatives lobbied to change the law. The group felt there was a conspiracy to abolish the big G-O-D from society starting with coins. This of course is not true.

For collectors have edge lettering is unique and then edge-incused lettering is even more special and a great honor. That fell on deaf ears as certain common errors occurred and the edge letters went missing for about 0.01% of the dollars. This led to a bigger phonier brouhaha and pressure to move the motto.

The best image I could take of the edge lettering.

The top 2009-P John Tyler dollar has the lettering normal or head side up. Visible is E. PLURIBIS .
The bottom 2007-P James Madison dollar has the lettering upside-down or tails side up. Visible and upside-down is GOD WE or ǝʍ poƃ( capitalized of course) .

Here's the stats but be aware all mintage's are estimated and it may takes years to get an accurate count...
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-John Tyler / United States
Year: 2009 P (Edge normal)
Mintage: 43,540,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in G-4
Type/Country: 1 Dollar-James Madison / United States
Year: 2007 P (Edge upside-down)
Mintage: 87,780,000
Metal: 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, and 2% Nickel
Value: $1.00 in G-4

Presidential Dollar Coin Release Schedule Courtesy of USMint.gov

Year		President	Years Served	Release Date
2007	1	George Washington	1789-1797	February 15
	2	John Adams	1797-1801	May 17
	3	Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	August 16
	4	James Madison	1809-1817	November 15
2008	5	James Monroe	1817-1825	February 14
	6	John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	May 15
	7	Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	August 14
	8	Martin Van Buren	1837-1841	November 13
2009	9	William Henry Harrison	1841	February 19
	10	John Tyler	1841-1845	May 21
	11	James K. Polk	1845-1849	August 20
	12	Zachary Taylor	1849-1850	November 19

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