In fact, the coin metal composition is 88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese and 2% Nickel, with the Manganese bronze giving it a golden color. These coins are not really made out of gold, nor gold plate. The Presidential dollars were minted with the same color as well. Anthony dollar, due to it's size and color being similar to the US Quarter Dollar, the newer Sacagawea dollar was minted in a golden color to help people distinguish it better. At the time, this would be known as the Sacagawea Golden Dollar.
Photo showing location of lettering, year and mintmark location on the edge of the Presidential Dollar Coins.Īlthough the bill authorizing the Presidential $1 Coins did not specify a color, it did state that the specifications should be the same used on the current Golden Dollar. So if you were looking for many of these words and information about the coin, take a quick look at the edge of the coin! In 2009, "IN GOD WE TRUST" was moved to the obverse of the coin along the bottom rim and before the President number. Also, the words "IN GOD WE TRUST" was first depicted on the edge of the coin between 2007-2008. In addition, our motto "E PLURIBUS UNUM" was depicted. The words on the edge included 13 stars (★), the year of mintage and the mintmark. It was the first time an official US coin had lettering on the edge since 1933 when the Saint Gaudens Gold Double Eagle was last minted. The edge of the coin itself had words on it. It was decided that the Statue of Liberty was sufficient enough to symbolize "LIBERTY". The words typically found on US Coinage, "LIBERTY", was noticeably absent on this coin. Along the lower rim depicts the words "#th PRESIDENT" (whatever number president they were), and the date range in years that they served in office. The obverse of the coin depicts a portrait of a US President with their name above their relief portrait along the upper rim. Also depicted on the back is "$1" and the words "UNITED STATE OF AMERICA" along the rim. The reverse of the dollar coin would depict the Statue of Liberty, which was designed by US Mint Engraver and Sculptor Don Everhart (who also designed and engraved a number of other US President portraits for this series). The Presidents would be depicted in the order that they were inaugurated into their term in office. Each year, 4 different US Presidents would be depicted on the coins and the new design would be released around every 3 months. The design on the obverse (front side or heads side) of the Presidential dollar coins depicted US President George Washington and the reverse (back side or tails side) of the coin depicted a common Statue of Liberty design that would be used on all of the coins throughout the series. This new program started on January 1st, 2007.
Bush and then signed the "Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005" into law on December 22, 2005. Two days later, it was then sent to US President George W. Once this was done, the Senate voted to approve it on Novemand the House of Representatives passed it shortly later on December 13, 2005. The bill was sent to the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, where on July 29, 2005, it was deemed favorable without amendment. Sununu (R-New Hampshire) introduced the idea in Senate Bill 1047. The planning of this program first began on when US Senator John E. The purpose of the Presidential Dollar Coin Program was to honor each US President by depicting them on a new one dollar coin. Presidential Dollar Coins - Golden $1 President Coins
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