US Mint Circulating Presidential $1 Coin Production Figures by President
The United States Mint has updated their Presidential $1 Coin production figures through to the ninth Presidential coin released, William Henry Harrison.
The Presidential Dollar series began in 2007 with a mintage of over 340 million coins honoring George Washington. Each successive release by President has resulted in fewer $1 coins minted.
That is, until the Jackson $1s. As the table below shows, for the first time ever mintage levels were increased over the previous coin. However, production for the coins have hit an all time low.
Circulating Presidential Dollar Figures by Mint
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Denver
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Philadelphia
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Total
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| George Washington | 163,680,000 | 176,680,000 | 340,360,000 |
| John Adams | 112,140,000 | 112,420,000 | 224,560,000 |
| Thomas Jefferson | 102,810,000 | 100,800,000 | 203,610,000 |
| James Madison | 87,780,000 | 84,560,000 | 172,340,000 |
| James Monroe | 60,230,000 | 64,260,000 | 124,490,000 |
| John Quincy Adams | 57,720,000 | 57,540,000 | 115,260,000 |
| Andrew Jackson | 61,070,000 | 61,180,000 | 122,250,000 |
| Martin Van Buren | 50,960,000 | 51,520,000 | 102,480,000 |
| William Henry Harrison | 55,160,000 | 43,260,000 | 98,420,000 |
| John Tyler | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James K. Polk | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 751,550,000 | 752,220,000 | 1,503,770,000 |
The US Mint started a new coin campaign in August of 2008 that promotes dollar coins for use in every day transactions.
The Mint also kicked off a Direct Ship program in June of 2008 to place $1 Presidential Coins directly into the hands of retailers, financial institutions, or anyone interested in buying dollar coins — all at face value and without shipping charges.
These two initiatives may have some impact in production. A wait and see approach for forthcoming production figures released in early 2009 will help determine the success.
For more US Mint mintage charts and tables, visit the CoinNews page, United States Mint Circulating Coin Production Figures for 1999-2008.
