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About the $ Coins: Jackson and Monroe - plain edge $ errors discovered - New!
Monroe - errors $s minted on quarter blanks
Edge Lettering may change in 2009 - New!
LEGISLATION-laws authorizing the minting of President $'s.
Proof Sets - US Mint issued -with "S" Mint mark Dollars
2009 Presidential Dollar proof sets
What are the Presidential golden dollars made of?
New Coin - press releases and announcements
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God-Less Dollars
US Congress wants to change Presidential dollar coin Edge Lettering in 2009
News
update - March, 2008
Unhappy Congressmen have coinage plans United States
Congressmen and Senators are unhappy about the edge lettering
Presidential Dollar problems at the US mint. Many report that their
constituents are calling, writing and emailing about the missing "In God
We Trust" slogan on Presidential dollar coins. The non-coin collector may
not know that there are two reasons for the complaints.
The Coin Motto's Location
First, the location of "In God We Trust" is not on the front or back of
the dollars, rather you will find the motto on the coin's edge.
Mottos and Date Often Go UnnoticedOn the coin's edge, along with the motto, are the coin's date and mintmark. Because the lettering is so small and because of this unique location many citizens, including some collectors don't notice. Our legislators in Washington have received complaints from the uninformed public that these coins are missing the motto "In God We Trust". Although complaining with good intentions, these citizens haven't been told to "look at the coin's edge".Real dollar coins without the MottoThe second reason for coin complaints stems from a batch of Washington Presidential dollar error coins that were accidently released from the mint. These error dollars were missing the normal edge lettering. They failed to go through that part of the minting process and were released to banks in various parts of the country. Although scarce and demanding a price premium from collectors, these error dollars received a lot of news media coverage. These error dollars did indeed lack the US mottos, and in some circles they are being called "Godless Dollars". However, the supply on the coin market is small and the error was unintentional. No Edge Lettering on Future Presidential Dollars?So, what does all this mean? Some of our governmental legislators are proposing that the motto "In God We Trust" be moved to the face of the coin. Legislative bills have been introduced to make these coinage changes. If passed, we may likely have different edges on our 2009 Presidential Dollar coins.See related article: Presidential Dollar coin release schedule for upcoming years.
Update to this article - Edge lettering changes on new 2009 Proof Sets containing the Presidential Dollar coins.
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