ALL PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COINS PLUS

The Mint believes that the sequential releases will make the new dollars a success, basing its projections ― some say its hopes ― on the 125 million Americans who dutifully stash away a few 'state' quarters for the grand kids each month. But Grover Cleveland gets two, since his terms were non-consecutive. Franklin Delano Roosevelt gets one for his three-plus-a-fraction terms. William Henry Harrison therefore gets one issue over three months, despite the fact that he spent barely a month in office. The rules set down by Congress stipulate that presidents honored on the new coins must have been dead for two years before 'their' dollar is struck, and that coins will be issued in the order the presidents served, no matter how long (or short) that might have been. The coins' reverse feature an image of the Statue of Liberty, while the edges are embossed with the words 'E Pluribus Unum,' 'In God We Trust,' the year of issue and mintmark.

ALL PRESIDENTIAL DOLLAR COINS PLUS

The edges will contain the words 'E Pluribus Unum' and 'In God We Trust,' plus the year of issue and the mark of the issuing mint. The reverse sides of the coins will all display an image of the Statue of Liberty ― different for each president. No matter, since 'Washington' dollars will only be issued for three months, after which it will be John Adams' turn for a quarter-year, followed by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and so on through the remaining presidents until 2016. George probably wouldn't have approved, since he disliked King George III's practice of stamping his coinage with royal images. On February 15 ― just in time for Presidents' Day ― the Mint placed into circulation the first of its new golden dollar coins featuring, for the initial issue, George Washington. Mint is betting it's got it right this time. Kundig Golden Collectibles or the Next Coin of the Realm? They're attractive, and they're actually quite convenient once you get used to them.

All presidential dollar coins