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United States 2016 Richard M. Nixon $1 Coin

United States 2016 Richard M. Nixon Presidential $1 coin, courtesy United States Mint

Description:

The Presidential Dollar Coin Act (Public Law 109-145) was passed into law on December 22, 2005. The Act compelled the Secretary of the Treasury to “mint coins in commemoration of each of the Nation’s past Presidents and their spouses, respectively, to improve circulation of the $1 coin, [and] to create a new bullion coin”. The architects of the law, citing the success of the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program (31 U.S.C. 5112(l)), believed that the introduction of regularly changing designs would radically increase demand for a $1 coin, which despite early signs of consumer interest, had failed to achieve widespread use after its debut in 2000.

The first four Presidential dollar designs debuted in 2007, and like the Sacagawea dollar that preceded them, the coins found little public support in commerce. In 2011, the United States Mint curtailed the production of the Presidential (and Native American) dollar coins and began to strike them solely for the purpose of selling them to collectors.

The Richard Milhous “M.” Nixon $1 coin is the first of three issues to be released in 2016 and the 37th issue of the 39-issue series.

Obverse:

U.S Mint sculptor-engraver Don Everhart designed the obverse of the Nixon Presidential dollar coin, which features a profile of the president facing left. Inscriptions include RICHARD M. NIXON, the national motto IN GOD WE TRUST, 37TH PRESIDENT and the dates of his two terms in office: 1969-1974.

Reverse:

Don Everhart’s reverse design features an ant’s-eye view of the Statue of Liberty offset to the left. On the coin, Liberty occupies bottom right quadrant of the coin, her extended elbow being the coin’s center point. The design is framed by a thin inner circle, which separates the graphic design from the coin’s legend, which reads: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Beneath Liberty’s extended torch-bearing arm is the denomination $1. This is the common reverse design for all Presidential Series $1 coins.

Edge:

The edge of the coin is smooth, not reeded, and features several inscriptions moved there by law to ensure adequate space on the obverse of the coin for the national motto IN GOD WE TRUST. Edge lettering includes the phrase E PLURIBUS UNUM, the date 2016 and the mint mark (P or D).

 

Designer(s): Don Everhart joined the United States Mint sculpting and engraving department in 2004, after a long and successful career as a sculptor and designer of medals. View Designer’s Profile

Coin Specifications:

Country:  USA
Year Of Issue:  2016
Denomination:  1 Dollar
Mint Mark:  P, D & S (Philadelphia, Denver, San Francisco)
Mintage:
Alloy:  88.5% copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% nickel
Weight:  8.1 g
Diameter:  1.043 in. (26.49 mm)
Edge:  Lettered
OBV Designer  Don Everhart
REV Designer  Don Everhart
Quality:  Uncirculated & Proof

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