The United States Mint today at noon ET shined the spotlight on the latest American to be honored on a $1 coin, President Millard Fillmore — the 13th President of the U.S. and first of four former Presidents to be celebrated in 2010.
2010 Millard Fillmore Presidential $1 Coin and $25 Dollars Rolls – Click to Enlarge Fillmore Dollar
The US Mint officially introduced the Fillmore coin in a ceremony in Moravia, New York, at Moravia Central School. $1 coins were released into the banking system for circulation, and 2010 Millard Fillmore Presidential Dollars Rolls are now available from the Mint for $35.95. Read the rest of this entry »
The United States Mint began selling the 2010 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set on Thursday, February 11, 2010 at noon ET for the price of $15.95.
The Presidential Dollar Proof Set has now approached its fourth year of issue, with the first set released in 2007 when the $1 coin series began. The 2010 issue price is $1 more than last year.
The annual 4-coin proof collection has proven to be popular with collectors, although the circulating $1 coin versions have had less success with a public who mostly prefers using dollar bills. The latest US Mint sales figures indicate 622,391 of the 2009-dated sets — which were taken off sale with the release of the new sets — have been sold.
Each of the presidential coins has a common reverse while the obverse, or heads side, bears a portrait honoring a past President. The 2010 set includes four presidential proof coins featuring: Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
The United States Mint has published images of the uncirculated 2010 Presidential $1 Coins which better highlight the newest issues to honor former American Presidents.
Uncirculated 2010 Presidential Dollar Images – See Large Individual Images Below
The US Mint previously released line art imagery of the dollars. While detailed, they do not provide the clarity and refined look of the final product.
This year’s $1 coins feature designs depicting Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln — the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th Presidents of the U.S. They are the fourth set of coins in a program that began in 2007.
The 2010 Presidential Dollar release dates are now known, with the Fillmore dollar set to launch into circulation first on February 18, 2010. On the same day, the Mint will offer 25-coin rolls for $35.95 from either Philadelphia or Denver. The other $1s will follow in equal intervals throughout the year. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2008 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set was moved to the United States Mint "sold out" column on Thursday after being unusually available for nearly 1 1/2 years. They went on sale August 7, 2008.
The set was the only way to purchase an uncirculated "W" American Silver Eagle directly from the US Mint, albeit 2008-dated, since 2009 proof and uncirculated eagles were canceled in 2009 as a result of unprecedented demand for the bullion versions.
The annual set includes the collectible eagle from West Point as well as four Philadelphia struck 2008 Presidential $1 Coins — honoring James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, and Martin Van Buren, and a Sacagawea Golden Dollar from the United States Mint at Denver. Read the rest of this entry »
The United States Mint today officially launched the 2010 Native American $1 coin. The newly designed dollar debuted in a special ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian George Gustav Heye Center in New York City.
"The beautiful 2010 Native American $1 Coin reverse design honors the Iroquois Confederacy – five tribal Nations joined by a single constitution in the 1400s in upstate New York," said US Mint Director Ed Moy who was joined by Heye Center Director John Haworth to introduce the latest circulating $1.
"The design is an acknowledgment of the confederation’s influence on Western political thought, including concepts of equality and democratic self-government that existed on the North American continent long before the founding of the United States."
Thomas Cleveland’s design depicts "Government – The Great Tree of Peace." Centered on the reverse is a Hiawatha Belt which signifies the creation of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy. The belt and five arrows bound within portray the strength in unity of the five participating nations — Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca. Read the rest of this entry »
The United States Mint today at noon ET began selling 2010 Native American Dollar Rolls for $35.95.
Available are rolls filled with $1 coins struck from either Philadelphia or Denver. Each roll is "wrapped with specially designed yellow and black paper" and contains 25 coins.
The Native American dollar features a new reverse theme each year. The 2010 design, by Thomas Cleveland, portrays "Government – The Great Tree of Peace." It shows a Hiawatha Belt that signifies the creation of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
The belt and five arrows bound together signify the strength in unity of the five participating nations — Onondaga, Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca. The obverse features Glenna Goodacre’s Sacagawea design that was first introduced in 2000. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2010 Presidential Dollar series represents the fourth year for the program which launched in 2007. Although the United States Mint website has yet to publish specific launch dates for the 2010 $1 coins, the Federal Reserve Bank has as part of its 2010 distribution schedule.
2010 Presidential Dollar Designs – See Large Individual Images Below
In the order of their official release, the:
- Millard Fillmore $1 is set to launch on February 18
- Franklin Pierce $1 will be released on May 20
- James Buchanan $1 will go public on August 19
- Abraham Lincoln $1will be available on November 18
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The United States Mint began the new year with the release of 2010 Native American $1 coins through its Direct Ship Program. The offering replaced the 2009 $1 rolls featuring the same Sacagawea obverse but with the older themed "Three Sisters" planting design on the reverse.
The 2010 design features the new reverse theme, "Government – The Great Tree of Peace." It shows a Hiawatha Belt with five arrows bound together. The belt signifies the creation of the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy.
In the center of the belt is a white pine that symbolizes the Onondaga Nation with the remaining four characters signifying the other nations that were part of the Confederacy, the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga and Seneca. Designed by Thomas Cleveland, the bundle of arrows show the strength in unity of the five participating nations. Read the rest of this entry »
The United States Mint today at noon ET released the 2009 Zachary Taylor $1 Coin Cover for $14.95.
The release marks the fourth and final issue of the 2009 American Presidency $1 Coin Cover Series. It includes two Taylor dollar coins that were struck on the first day of production. One coin is from the US Mint’s Denver facility and was produced on Sept. 10. The other is from Philadelphia and was minted on Sept. 9.
In addition to the two $1 coins, the Taylor display card carries a 44-cent Flag postage stamp with a postmark of "November 19, 2009, Louisville, KY," which is when the Taylor $1 coins were released to the public.
The product is limited to 40,000. The prior three issues of this year currently have sales figures ranging from between 21,000 to just above 27,000. Read the rest of this entry »
