On Tuesday, February 22, 2011, the United States Mint issued its 2011 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set™. One day later, on Wednesday, it released Andrew Johnson Dollars in $25 coin rolls.
The proof set features the four 2011 Presidential dollars honoring Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, and James Garfield. These coins are in proof qualities, struck specifically for coin collectors.
The US Mint has them on sale for $19.95, plus $4.95 for postage and shipping. The four coins are contained within a single plastic lens which allows easy viewing while offering protection. The proof sets have been issued annually since the Presidential $1 Coin Program debuted in 2007.
The Andrew Johnson coins were actually released in a public ceremony last week (Thursday, February 17). They began the process of entering circulation on that day as well.
"Beginning today, millions of Andrew Johnson Presidential $1 Coins will be released into circulation by Federal Reserve Banks across the Nation," said United States Mint Chief Counsel Daniel P. Shaver on their official release. "During 2011, they will make their way into the hands and pockets of many Americans, connecting America through coins to Andrew Johnson and his Presidency."
The US Mint normally offers rolls of the coins, which anyone can buy through its website (http://www.usmint.gov), on the same day as a launch ceremony.
However, instead it waited nearly one week and issued them on Wednesday. Buyers can get a Philadelphia or Denver minted roll for a price of $39.95. The roll contains 25 coins, representing a premium of $14.95.
Andrew Johnson was born in Raleigh, N.C., in 1808. He became the 17th President of the United States in 1865 after President Abraham Lincoln’s death.
Major coin news articles about the 2011 Presidential Coin Proof Sets and the release of the Andrew Johnson $1 coin follow. The final article includes an interesting news video about the dollar ceremony from last week:
2011 Presidential $1 Dollar Coin Proof Set
Mike Unser | CoinNews.net
The Presidential Dollar Proof Set includes collector proof versions of the four circulating 2011 Presidential $1 Coins. Each has a common reverse featuring a rendition of the Statue of Liberty while the obverse, or heads side, bears a portrait honoring a past President. 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 still prefer using dollar bills …
US Mint Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set
Staff | WorldMintCoins.com
This series of coins debuted back in 2007 and contains four strikes released annually as part of it honoring each of the former Presidents with an individual coin featuring their image on the obverse. The strikes in the Presidential $1 Coin Program are released in the same order in which the President served in office. As the fifth year in the series, the coins released in 2011 (and included as part of this set) represent the seventeenth through the twentieth Presidents of the United States …
Andrew Johnson Presidential Dollar Rolls
Staff | CoinNews.net
Each 2011 Andrew Johnson dollar honors the 17th President of the United States and marks the seventeenth coin issued under the Presidential $1 Coin Program which debuted in 2007. Under the program, four former Presidents are celebrated annually with a new coin release bearing a portrait of the individual on its obverse. The coins are issued in the order upon which the individual served …
Who knew we needed a $1 Andrew Johnson coin?
Andrew Malcolm | Los Angeles Times
Remarkably, collectors scooped up nearly twice as many First Spouse Gold Coins in the latest round of weekly sales than previously. Half of the coins leaped with triple digit gains, according to the United States Mint statistics. In all, 759 coins sold compared to 381. The split was fairly close between proofs and uncirculated, 405 and 354 respectively …
Staff | Numismatic News
Change in personnel at the U.S. Mint has changed the face of the institution at coin introduction ceremonies. Chief legal counsel Daniel P. Shaver was drafted to officially unveil the Andrew Johnson Presidential dollar Feb. 17 at the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greenville, Tenn …
President Andrew Johnson Coin Released In Greeneville
Chris Mcintosh | TriCities.com
Pouring out two thousand of the Andrew Johnson coins looks like a pirate’s buried treasure, and for the school kids that got a shiny new coin today, they are going to treat them just like treasure. For the grown-ups, Andrew Johnson Bank was exchanging paper currency for the new coins.
According to Greeneville resident Lucille Pless, “I’m really tickled! Proud of Andrew Johnson, because I’ve lived in Greeneville… I was born and raised here, and I’m really proud of it, it’s a pretty coin.” …
[Editor: For more on the the $1 coins, check out the Presidential Dollars section of this site.
