Today the U.S. Mint released the James Madison Presidential $1 Coin Historical Signature Set™ for a price of $19.95.

This set is the fourth in the series and features:

• A proof James Madison Presidential Dollar,
• an intaglio print of the President from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP),
• an official James Madison signature, and
• a leather-like folder showcasing the coin, print and signature

The proof coin is brilliant, with a sharp relief and mirror-like background. The frosted foreground gives a special cameo effect.

Read the rest of this entry »

Just minutes ago the James Madison Presidential $1 Coins officially entered into circulation and are available at U.S. banks and other financial institutions.

The Madison Dollar is the fourth and last presidential coin released this year.

Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution. Having heard himself referenced that way, Madison protested by saying the Constitution was not "the off-spring of a single brain," but "the work of many heads and many hands."

Read the rest of this entry »