Gerald Ford Dollars

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Presidential $1 Coin Program
  • Year of Issue: 2016
  • Authorizing Legislation: Public Law 109–145

Background

Gerald Rudolph Ford was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. on July 14, 1913, in Omaha, Nebraska. Following the separation and eventual divorce of his parents, his mother married Gerald R. Ford, a Grand Rapids paint salesman. His name was legally changed in 1935.

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Ford graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1935 and later Yale, where he earned a law degree while coaching the football team.

Following a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Ford campaigned for the U.S. House of Representatives, serving from January 3, 1949 to December 6, 1973. He was appointed vice president in 1973, and almost a year later, he was thrust into the presidency when Richard Nixon resigned.

Highlights of Ford’s administration include:

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  • Initiating a program to grant clemency to Vietnam War-era draft evaders
  • Launching the Whip Inflation Now (WIN) program, designed to curb inflation
  • Signing the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1974, an early attempt at campaign finance reform
  • Granting Richard Nixon a full pardon, becoming the first sitting president to testify before a congressional committee to explain his action
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Characteristics

Obverse Inscriptions

  • GERALD R. FORD
  • 38TH PRESIDENT 1974-1977
  • IN GOD WE TRUST

Reverse Inscriptions

  • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  • $1

Incused (edge) Inscriptions

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  • 2016
  • E PLURIBUS UNUM
  • mint mark ('P', 'D,' or 'S')

Mint and Mint Mark

Artist Information

Obverse
  • Phebe Hemphill, Medallic Artist
Reverse
  • Don Everhart, Sculptor-Engraver

The 2016 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Dollar (Buy on eBay) was the penultimate release of the Presidential Dollar Program. The series had launched in 2007, with four coins released per year to honor to former deceased presidents of the United States of America in the order served.

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Gerald R. Ford grew up in Nebraska before attending the University of Michigan and Yale University, where he would earn a law degree and also coach the football team. After serving in the U.S. Navy in World War II, Ford served in the United States House of Representatives from 1949 to 1973. He was then appointed Vice President and assumed the Presidency following Richard Nixon’s resignation.

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The obverse design of the Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar features a portrait of the former President designed and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill. The surrounding inscriptions include “Gerald R. Ford”, the motto “In God We Trust”, “38th President”, and the dates served “1974-1977”. The reverse of the coin features the Statue of Liberty as designed and sculpted by Don Everhart. The inscriptions read “United States of America” and the denomination “$1”. Incused edge lettering contains the date, mint mark, and motto “E Pluribus Unum”.

The United States Mint began sales of circulating quality examples of the coins on March 8, 2016. Product options included 25-coin rolls, 250-coin boxes, and 100-coin bags from either the Philadelphia or Denver Mint facilities. These products were priced at a slight premium to face value. As with recent prior releases of the series, the Gerald Ford Presidential Dollars were not released for general circulation, but only available within numismatic products sold by the US Mint.

Throughout the year, the coins would be included in other numismatic products. A proof version struck a the San Francisco Mint and carrying the “S” mint mark was included within the 2016 Proof Set, 2016 Silver Proof Set, and 2016 Presidential $1 Coin Proof Set. Uncirculated versions were incorporated into the 2016 Uncirculated Coin Set, 2016 Presidential $1 Uncirculated Coin Set, 2016 Annual Uncirculated Dollar Coin Set, and Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Medal Set.

Across the Philadelphia and Denver Mint facilities, the circulation strike mintage for the Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar would reach 10,500,000 pieces.

Coin Specifications:

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  • Diameter: 26.5 mm
  • Weight: 8.1g
  • Thickness: 2.0 mm
  • Edge: Lettered
  • Composition: 88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel

Coin Mintages:

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  • Philadelphia: 5,460,000
  • Denver: 5,040,000

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