Daily Archives: August 20, 2009
Gold Falls Slightly with Dollar Advance, Silver Unchanged
Rarities Highlight Heritage Long Beach Currency Auction
James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin and Dollar Rolls
James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins and dollar rolls are now available following their ceremonial launch Thursday by the US Mint at Polk's ancestral home in Columbia, Tenn.
"The James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin is the 11th in the United States Mint's Presidential $1 Coin Program," United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart told the crowd. "It is my great privilege to present the coin to the Nation."
Polk is probably best known for his support and actions relating to Manifest Destiny, which was the belief that the US had the right to expand throughout North America. In following this belief, Polk annexed the area now known as Oregon and Washington from Great Britain. He also waged war with Mexico and won California and New Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.