We will continue showing a series called "Presidential Dollars".
The Presidential $1 Coin Program honors the former Presidents of the United States of America on a series of golden colored dollar coins.
From 2007 to 2011, the coins were struck and released for general circulation. From 2012 onwards, the Presidential Dollars have been struck only in the numbers necessary to meet demand from collectors.
The Presidential Dollars were issued at a rate of four different designs per year with three coins released in the final year. The order of issuance followed the order of the Presidencies. The coins were only issued for Presidents who had been deceased for at least two years.
Proof coins were also minted and this is the scope of this series. All are PF-70 UC graded by NGC.
The twelfh President was Zachary Taylor.
NGC graded 18,147 2009 Zachary Taylor Proofs, with 5,143 as PF-70 UC. 2,809,452 coins were minted in San Francisco.
I bought this coin in 2013 for $17.00 and today's price is around $35.00.
After a long army career during which he served in many remote outposts and led forces to victory in the Mexican-American War, Zachary Taylor became the twelfth President. He only served 16 months in office before he became ill and died. He was the second President to die in office, the first being William Henry Harrison.
The obverse of the coin features a portrait of the President.
The reverse features a rendition of the Statue of Liberty that will be used for all Presidential Dollars.
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