On Tuesday, September 18, 2012, the United States Mint began selling the Benjamin Harrison Presidential $1 Coin Cover, the 23rd release in the American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series.
One day later, the U.S. Mint also provided the latest sales figures for the series. Before getting to those numbers, a few details about the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Dollar Coin Cover will be discussed first.
The limited-edition coin cover includes two circulating-quality Benjamin Harrison $1 Coins from the first day the dollars were produced. One dollar is minted from Denver and the other from Philadelphia. These coins are mounted to the left of a portrait of Benjamin Harrison, which itself is to the left of a U.S. 45-cent Weather Vane postage stamp.
Collectors can purchase the 23rd Presidential Dollar Coin Cover directly from the U.S. Mint online store, http://www.usmint.gov/catalog, or by calling 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468).
The American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series was introduced in 2007 as a companion product to the new Presidential $1 Coin Program. To date, collectors may purchase coin covers back to 2009. The following grid offers the latest sales of the series.
| Sales Figures for American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series | ||
|---|---|---|
| $1 Coin Cover | Sales | Announced Limits |
| 2007 George Washington | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| 2007 John Adams | 48,490 | 50,000 |
| 2007 Thomas Jefferson | 49,036 | 50,000 |
| 2007 James Madison | 44,466 | 50,000 |
| 2008 James Monroe | 36,138 | 50,000 |
| 2008 John Quincy Adams | 31,492 | 50,000 |
| 2008 Andrew Jackson | 29,290 | 50,000 |
| 2008 Martin Van Buren | 25,476 | 50,000 |
| 2009 William Henry Harrison | 30,240 | 40,000 |
| 2009 John Tyler | 26,921 | 40,000 |
| 2009 James K. Polk | 25,177 | 40,000 |
| 2009 Zachary Taylor | 24,132 | 40,000 |
| 2010 Millard Fillmore | 22,942 | 32,000 |
| 2010 Franklin Pierce | 21,359 | 32,000 |
| 2010 James Buchanan | 20,103 | 32,000 |
| 2010 Abraham Lincoln | 34,217 | 37,000 |
| 2011 Andrew Johnson | 18,513 | 22,000 |
| 2011 Ulysses S. Grant | 18,667 | 22,000 |
| 2011 Rutherford B. Hayes | 16,639 | 22,000 |
| 2011 James Garfield | 15,771 | 22,000 |
| 2012 Chester A. Arthur | 15,254 | 22,000 |
| 2012 Grover Cleveland First Term | 13,290 | 22,000 |
The above sales figures are current as of September 17, 2012.
