1 Dollar John Quincy Adams

Features

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2008
Value	1 Dollar (1 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Manganese brass clad copper
Weight	8.1 g
Diameter	26.5 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Number	N# 4953
References	KM# 427, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 425 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 1 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

John Quincy Adams - 6th President - 1825-1829

Series: Presidential $1 Coin Program

Obverse

John Quincy Adams, the 6th President of the United States from 1825 to 1829 (son of 2nd U.S. President John Adams), facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
DE
6th PRESIDENT 1825-1829

Engraver: Don Everhart

Reverse

Statue of Liberty with the denomination to the left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$1
DE

Engraver: Don Everhart

Edge

Engraved with date and both mottos, the edge lettering on Presidential and Native American Dollars can be in Positions A or B

Position A: edge lettering reads upside-down when the portrait faces up
Position B: edge lettering reads normally when the portrait faces up

Lettering: E PLURIBUS UNUM • IN GOD WE TRUST • 2008 P

Translation: Out of Many, One • In God We Trust • 2008 P

Mints

D	United States Mint of Denver, United States (1906-date)
P	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
S	United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)

Comments

The Presidential Dollar proved to be unpopular amongst the American public and are today rarely seen in everyday commerce. However, they are frequently used in Ecuador and El Salvador, two nations that have adopted the United States dollar.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2008 D	57 720 000	$ 0.96	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 2.10	61%
2008 D								$ 2.90	1.5%	Satin Finish
2008 P	57 540 000		$ 0.90	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.30	$ 1.40	$ 2.10	51%
2008 P								$ 2.90	1.6%	Satin Finish
2008 S	3 083 940							$ 3.60	12%	Proof

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