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The Franklin Half Dollar series was relatively short lived. The coin was only issued for 16 years between 1948 and 1963. During this time, coins were produced at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints, although there were many years when one or more of the Mints did not produce coins. The lowest mintage coin [...]

Coin Information The Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar is scheduled to be released on November 19, 2009. This will be the fourth and final Presidential Dollar coin of 2009. This will be the twelfth release of the series overall. Details of any official launch ceremony are yet to be revealed. The obverse of the coin was [...]

Coin Information The James K. Polk Presidential Dollar is scheduled to be released on August 20, 2009. This will mark  the third Presidential Dollar coin of 2009 and the eleventh release of the series overall. Details of any official launch ceremony are yet to be announced. The obverse of the coin was designed by Susan [...]

Coin Information The John Tyler Presidential Dollar was released into circulation on May 21, 2009. This marked the second release of the year for the series of golden colored dollar coins honoring the former presidents, and the tenth release of the series overall. An official launch ceremony was held at Sherwood Forest Plantation in Charles [...]

Coin Series The Franklin Half Dollar coin series was introduced in 1948. The coin featured Benjamin Franklin, one of the most renowned of the Founding Fathers. The series was cut short in 1963 to be replaced with the Kennedy Half Dollar the following year. Although the series was relatively short lived, it does provide coin [...]

Coin Information The William Henry Harrison Presidential Dollar was released on February 19, 2009. This was the first Presidential Dollar to be released for 2009, and the eighth to be released in the series overall. The official launch ceremony took place in Charles City, Virginia on Berkeley Plantation. The ceremony was attended by United States [...]