# 1409 - Presidential Dollars - Part 11

We will continue showing a series called "Presidential Dollars".

The Presidential $1 Coin Program honors the former Presidents of the United States of America on a series of golden colored dollar coins.

From 2007 to 2011, the coins were struck and released for general circulation. From 2012 onwards, the Presidential Dollars have been struck only in the numbers necessary to meet demand from collectors.

The Presidential Dollars were issued at a rate of four different designs per year with three coins released in the final year. The order of issuance followed the order of the Presidencies. The coins were only issued for Presidents who had been deceased for at least two years.

Proof coins were also minted and this is the scope of this series. All are PF-70 UC graded by NGC.

The eleventh President was James K. Polk.

NGC graded 17,989 2009 James K. Polk Proofs, with 4,256 as PF-70 UC. 2,809,452 coins were minted in San Francisco.

I bought this coin in 2013 for $17.00 and today's price is around $35.00.

As a strong proponent of “Manifest Destiny,” he oversaw the expansion of the country by more than 1 million square miles during his term. Present-day Oregon and Washington were annexed from Great Britain, and California and New Mexico were added through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

The obverse of the coin features a portrait of the President.

The reverse features a rendition of the Statue of Liberty that will be used for all Presidential Dollars.

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