John F. Kennedy 2015 US Presidential One Dollar Coin
The series of golden colored $1 coins honoring the former Presidents will reach its thirty-fifth release with the 2015 John F. Kennedy Presidential Dollar. The release is expected to generate significant interest from both coin collectors and the general public.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Dollar features an obverse portrait designed and engraved by Don Everhart. The President’s downward pose is intended to be reminiscent of his official White House portrait. Inscriptions read “John F. Kennedy”, “In God We Trust”, “35th President”, and “1961-1963″. The reverse, which was also designed and engraved by Don Everhart, features a rendition of the Statue of Liberty with inscriptions “United States of America” and “$1″. The edge of the coin includes the date, mint mark, and “E Pluribus Unum”.
Denomination: $1.
Composition: 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese, 2% Nickel, Balance Copper.
Weight: 8.100 grams.
Diameter: 1.043 inches (26.49 mm).
Edge: Lettered.
Mint and Mint Mark: Philadelphia – P, Denver – D.
In June 2015, the United States Mint will offer circulating quality versions of the John F. Kennedy Dollar within numismatic bags and rolls. The products will include 25-coin rolls, 100-coin bags, and 250-coin boxes with coins from either the Philadelphia or Denver Mint facilities. Proof and uncirculated versions of the coin will also be incorporated into various other numismatic products. Late in the year, the Mint will also offer the 2015 John F. Kennedy Coin and Chronicles Set.
Presidential $1 Coin — Lady Liberty Reverse Statue of Liberty, 1886
She is the work of sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, who enlisted the assistance of engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, designer of the Eiffel Tower, to help him solve some of the structural challenges presented by creating a statue of such magnitude.
The Statue of Liberty was completed in 1884 and shipped to the United States in June 1885, having been disassembled into 350 individual pieces that were packed in over 200 crates for the transatlantic voyage. In four months’ time, she was re-assembled in New York Harbor, standing just over 151 feet from the top of the statue’s base to the tip of the torch her right hand holds high above the waters of New York Harbor.
Originally intended as a gift to celebrate the American Centennial in 1876, the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States as a symbol of the friendship forged between the new American government and the government of France during the American Revolutionary War.
The tablet she holds in her left hand carries the inscription "July IV MDCCLXXVI" in reference to the July 4, 1776, signing of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the Nation.
There are 25 windows running the length of Lady Liberty’s crown, which is topped by seven rays, meant to convey both the light of the sun and the seven seas and continents of the world.
For millions of Americans, the Statue of Liberty was the first sight that their ancestors saw as they arrived in America after having left their homes in search of a better life for themselves and for their families.
To celebrate her 100th anniversary, the Statue of Liberty was featured on a United States commemorative coin in 1986. In 1997, a close-up image of the Lady Liberty was chosen for the obverse of the new American Eagle platinum coins.
John F. Kennedy History
John Fitzgerald Kennedy or “JFK” was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. He enrolled at Harvard in 1940 and, during his senior year, wrote his thesis on Great Britain’s lack of readiness for war with Germany, which was later published as Why England Slept.
Despite numerous health problems, Kennedy joined the U.S. Navy after graduation and went to the South Pacific, where he was injured when the patrol torpedo boat he commanded was rammed by an enemy warship. Despite his injuries, Kennedy guided the surviving crew members to safety and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart for his heroism.
Following his military service, Kennedy worked as a reporter for a brief period before successfully running for the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served from 1947 to 1953, and then the U.S. Senate, serving there from 1953 to 1960. During his tenure in the Senate, while recuperating from back surgery, Kennedy wrote his Pulitzer Prize–winning book, Profiles in Courage.
The Democratic Party nominated Kennedy as its candidate for president in 1960. He won the election by a small margin, becoming the youngest man elected president and the first Roman Catholic to hold the office. Kennedy was in office less than three years when he was struck down by an assassin’s bullet on November 22, 1963, sending shock waves of grief around the world.
His assassination led to the introduction of the Kennedy Half Dollar, which has been issued from 1964 to present. Although the coins are no longer issued for general circulation, the series is highly popular with collectors. In 2014, the 50th anniversary of the series was commemorated with the issuance of a three-quarter ounce gold version of the coin, as well as other special products with coins featuring a restored version of the original portrait design.
Highlights of President Kennedy’s administration include the:
- Launch of the first American manned spaceflight, Freedom 7
Bay of Pigs invasion, an attempt to overthrow Cuban leader Fidel Castro
Cuban Missile Crisis, the confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba.
- Signing of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, an agreement between the U.S., Great Britain and Soviet Union to ban nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, space and underwater.
- Establishment of the Peace Corps.
John F. Kennedy 2015 One Dollar Coin Cover
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The coins are mounted on a display card inside an envelope with a U.S. Red, White, and Blue (Forever®) stamp. The cover also features a portrait of President Kennedy, and the postmark of July 16, 2015, Brookline, MA, which was the day the John F. Kennedy $1 Coin Cover was issued by the U.S. Mint.
John F. Kennedy 2015 Presidential One Dollar Coin & First Spouse Medal Set
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| John F. Kennedy 2015 Presidential One Dollar Coin & First Spouse Medal Set |
Presidential $1 Coins
Presidential Dollar Coins feature larger, more dramatic artwork, as well as edge-incused inscriptions meant to revitalize the design of United States coins and return circulating coinage to its position as an object of aesthetic beauty.The U.S. Mint launched the Presidential $1 Coin Program in 2007. The 10-year initiative includes one dollar coins featuring obverse designs honoring the Presidents in the order in which they served in office.
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The U.S. Mint produces and issues four Presidential Dollar coins per year, each with a common reverse design featuring a striking rendition of the Statue of Liberty. The program was authorized by the Presidential $1 Dollar Coin Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-145).
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