Virginians Are First to Get William Henry Harrison Presidential $1 Coins

CHARLES CITY, Va. - As the Nation paused to observe Presidents Day, the United States Mint launched the William Henry Harrison Presidential $1 Coin in a ceremony today at the Berkeley Plantation, the former President's home. Participants at the event were the first in the Nation to get the new $1 coin, which goes into circulation on February 19.

"We honor William Henry Harrison today - our Nation's ninth President," United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart told the crowd.

The crowd watched as thousands of shiny, new William Henry Harrison Presidential $1 Coins spilled onto a velvet cloth, officially launching the latest coin in the United States Mint's Presidential $1 Coin Program. Following the ceremony, each child 18 years old or younger received a newly minted $1 coin, and adults exchanged their currency for rolls of the coin.

The obverse (heads side) of the William Henry Harrison Presidential $1 Coin features a dramatic portrait of the former President by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Joe Menna. The inscription IN GOD WE TRUST-formerly featured on the edge of Presidential $1 Coins-is now featured on the obverse. It is the first Presidential $1 Coin to feature the inscription on the obverse.

The coin's reverse (tails side), by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart, features a striking image of the Statue of Liberty. Incused on the coin's edge are the inscriptions 2009, E PLURIBUS UNUM" and the mintmark of origin (P or D for Philadelphia or Denver).

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