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Presidential Dollar Coin: John Quincy Adams
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President: John Quincy Adams. Release Date: May 15, 2008. John Quincy Adams was born into politics as the son of second U.S. President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a child, he watched the American Revolution unfold and accompanied his father on his diplomatic posts to Europe. He followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a diplomat in Europe and, later, the sixth U.S. president. Coinage Legislation under President John Quincy Adams. Act of May 19, 1828. 8212; This Act:. Authorizes the Director of...
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Presidential Dollar Coin: James Monroe
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Release Date: February 14, 2008. Virginia native James Monroe was exceptionally qualified to serve as the United States’ fifth president. Not only was he a Revolutionary War soldier, he was champion of the Bill of Rights, U.S. diplomat in Europe, governor of Virginia, senator, secretary of state, secretary of war, and negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase, before being overwhelmingly elected president in 1817. Coinage Legislation under President James Monroe. Act of January 14, 1818. Act of March 3, 1819.
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Presidential Dollar Coin: Andrew Jackson
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Release Date: August 14, 2008. A citizen of Tennessee, Andrew Jackson was the first president elected from west of the Appalachian Mountains. As a boy, he fought in the Revolutionary War. Jackson gained national prominence as a hero of the War of 1812, and was nicknamed “Old Hickory” for his firm discipline as commander of his troops. President Jackson authorized three southern branches of the United States Mint in 1835 – New Orleans, Charlotte, and Dahlonega. Act of June 25, 1834. Act of June 28, 1834.
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Presidential Dollar Coin: George Washington
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Release Date: February 15 2007. Following the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, the Electoral College unanimously elected George Washington to serve as the United States’ first President. The former General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army served two terms as president, holding the office from 1789 to 1797. President Washington himself laid the cornerstone for the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 1793. The Coinage Act of April 2, 1792.
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Presidential Dollar Coin: Martin Van Buren
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President: Martin Van Buren. Release Date: November 13, 2008. Martin Van Buren, the first president from New York and not of British descent, was also the first president to be born an American citizen. Raised in a Dutch neighborhood in Kinderhook, New York, his interest in politics took root at his father’s tavern where prominent politicians, including Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, would stop by on their travels. Coinage Legislation under President Martin Van Buren. Andrew Jackson Presidential Coin.