The reverse of the coins bears the Statue of Liberty (formally Liberty Enlightening the World), the inscription '$1' and the inscription 'United States of America' in all caps, in the font ITC Benguiat. The United States Mint called it the Presidential $1 Coin Program. To be eligible, a president must have been deceased for at least two years prior to the time of minting. The program was to issue coins featuring each of four presidents per year on the obverse, issuing one for three months before moving on to the next president in chronological order by term in office. The program began on January 1, 2007, and, like the 50 State quarters program, was not scheduled to end until every eligible subject was honored.

Bush on December 15, 2005, and he signed it into law on December 22, 2005. The enrolled bill was presented to president George W. 902, had previously passed in the House, but it was the Senate bill which was passed by both chambers). The House of Representatives passed it (291-113) on Decem(a similar bill, H.R. The Senate passed it with a technical amendment ( S.Amdt. 2676), by unanimous consent on November 18, 2005. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs without amendment on July 29, 2005. It was reported favorably out of the U.S. S. 1047, the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005, was introduced on May 17, 2005, by Senator John E. Bush, who died after the original program ended. A new coin was released on December 4, 2020, to honor George H. From 2012 to 2016, new coins in the series were minted only for collectors. presidents on the obverse and the Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World) on the reverse.įrom 2007 to 2011, Presidential dollar coins were minted for circulation in large numbers, resulting in a large stockpile of unused $1 coins. 2664, enacted December 22, 2005) are a series of United States dollar coins with engravings of relief portraits of U.S.

Presidential dollar coins (authorized by Pub. Engraved: text ' E pluribus unum', the coin's mint mark, its year of issuance, and 13 five-pointed stars (prior to 2009: text ' In God We Trust')

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