The United States Mint will send the Millard Fillmore Presidential $1 Coin into circulation on Feb. 18, 2010. On the same day the US Mint will ceremoniously unveil the new dollar at the Moravia Central School in Moravia, N.Y. at 10 AM ET.
Millard Fillmore Presidential $1 Dollar Image – Click to Enlarge
Fillmore was born only five miles east of Moravia. He served as the 13th President of the United States from 1850-1853 after assuming the office when President Zachary Taylor passed away. These were tremulous times for the country which was already on the verge of a civil war, postponed by the Compromise of 1850. Fillmore is credited with the 1854 Treaty of Kanagawa effectively ending the isolationism of Japan.
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Coin production at the United States Mint limped into January with only 218,410,000 coins struck. The pace was quicker than in December, but that is a non comparison since no coins were minted during the final month of last year.
|
Denver |
Philadelphia |
Total |
| 2010 Lincoln Cents |
50,000,000 |
65,230,000 |
115,230,000 |
| 2010 Jefferson Nickels |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2010 Roosevelt Dimes |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2010 Quarters |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2010 Kennedy Half Dollars |
1,700,000 |
1,800,000 |
3,500,000 |
| 2010 Native American $1 |
14,000,000 |
11,200,000 |
25,200,000 |
| 2010 Presidential $1s |
36,960,000 |
37,520,000 |
74,480,000 |
| Total |
102,660,000 |
115,750,000 |
218,410,000 |
Measuring apples to apples to a better degree, production in January 2010 was less than half that of January 2009. And the first month of last year was a snail’s pace from prior months, registering a production total of 513,420,000 that was predictive of even slower months ahead. The new figures appear to be waving a red flag, signaling that the tepid economy is likely to seriously impact coinage mintages for a second straight year.
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