The US Mint will begin issuing Presidential One Dollar Coins.
The $1 Dollar coins depicting US Presidents, will feature four presidents a year in the order in which they served...George Washington will be first in the collection. Some other interesting features of the coins are:
• The Mint would make commemorative, $10 "bullion" coins of the presidents' spouses.
• Grover Cleveland will be on two coins because he served non-consecutive terms.
• The dollar coins would retain the gold color and be the same size as the Sacagawea.
•A president must have been dead at least two years to appear on a coin.
•The legislation comes as the government begins circulating nickels commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Louisiana Purchase.
•The US Mint website shows the new design features including the edge lettering...
•An Informative USA Today article including a photo slide show...
