James A. Garfield
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Date: November 17, 2011
Drescription: The 2011 James A. Garfield Presidential $1 coin, authorized by Public Law 109-145, honors the 20th U.S. President with a portrait obverse and Statue of Liberty reverse. Part of the United States Mint series, it features edge-incused inscriptions of the year, mint mark, and "E Pluribus Unum". These 8.1-gram brass-colored coins were minted in Philadelphia and Denver.
Key Features & Design:
Obverse: A portrait of James A. Garfield with the inscriptions "JAMES GARFIELD," "20TH PRESIDENT," and "1881".
Reverse: A detailed depiction of the Statue of Liberty by designer Don Everhart, with inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "$1".
Edge Inscriptions: The edge features the year (2011), mint mark ("P" or "D"), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
These coins were designed for circulation but are primarily sought after by collectors, with various edge-lettering errors or varieties, such as "inverted" or "overlapped" lettering, existing.
Drescription: The 2011 James A. Garfield Presidential $1 coin, authorized by Public Law 109-145, honors the 20th U.S. President with a portrait obverse and Statue of Liberty reverse. Part of the United States Mint series, it features edge-incused inscriptions of the year, mint mark, and "E Pluribus Unum". These 8.1-gram brass-colored coins were minted in Philadelphia and Denver.
Key Features & Design:
Obverse: A portrait of James A. Garfield with the inscriptions "JAMES GARFIELD," "20TH PRESIDENT," and "1881".
Reverse: A detailed depiction of the Statue of Liberty by designer Don Everhart, with inscriptions "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" and "$1".
Edge Inscriptions: The edge features the year (2011), mint mark ("P" or "D"), and "E PLURIBUS UNUM".
These coins were designed for circulation but are primarily sought after by collectors, with various edge-lettering errors or varieties, such as "inverted" or "overlapped" lettering, existing.