2011 (D) Presidential Dollar - Ulysses S. Grant, Position A

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$300 MS68 01-14-2021 eBay

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The 2011 (D) Presidential Dollar - Ulysses S. Grant, Position A is a dollar produced at the Denver Mint as part of the Presidential Dollars 2007 to Date series. The U.S. Mint produced 2.0 million examples, making this the lowest mintage among 16 mint variants, representing only less than 1% of total production. The obverse features rotating portraits of each U.S. president in order of service, released four per year and the reverse displays the Statue of Liberty. The eighteenth President (1869–1877), Ulysses S. Grant was the commanding general who led Union forces to victory in the Civil War before serving two terms focused on Reconstruction and civil rights. His presidential term saw the establishment of the first national park, Yellowstone, in 1872. Andrew Johnson, Grant, Hayes, and Garfield were released — the final year Presidential Dollars were produced for general circulation. A government audit found over $1 billion in unwanted dollar coins stockpiled in Federal Reserve vaults. Struck at the Denver Mint, established in 1906 from an earlier assay office that processed Colorado gold rush metal. Estimated market value ranges from $1 to $14 depending on grade and condition. Struck in 77% copper, 12% zinc, 1% other over a pure copper core, weighing 8.1 grams, 26.5 mm in diameter, with a lettered edge. Cataloged as PCGS #506517.