The new James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins will become available on August 20, 2009, at noon Eastern Time (ET) from the United States Mint. The James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin is one of four released in 2009. The U.S. Mint began issuing Presidential $1 coins in 2007 with President George Washington. The Presidential $1 coins are released four per year in the order that they served. The Presidential $1 Coin honoring Zachary Taylor will be available later in 2009.
Priced at $35.95, the specially-wrapped rolls contain 25 newly-minted James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins. The coins were struck on the main production floors of the United States Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver. The obverse (heads side) design features a dramatic portrait of the former President and the inscriptions JAMES K. POLK, IN GOD WE TRUST, 11TH PRESIDENT and 1845-1849. A striking image of the iconic Statue of Liberty is on the reverse (tails). Incused on the coin's edge are the inscriptions 2009, E PLURIBUS UNUM and the mint of origin (P or D). The distinctive packaging displays the mint of origin, the face value of the contents ($25) and the United States Mint logo.
Collectors may order rolls of James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins at the United States Mint's secure Web site,
www.usmint.gov. Telephone orders will be accepted at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order by calling 1-888-321-MINT (6468). A shipping and handling fee of $4.95 per order will be added to all domestic orders.
The rolls of Presidential $1 Coins are also available through the United States Mint's Online Subscription Program. Customers may enroll in the program to receive future rolls of Presidential $1 Coins, and other select products, automatically as they are released.
