Commems Collection Classic: Quick Bits #52 - Coins By President

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commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12251 Posts	Posted 02/24/2022 11:01 am I thought it might be interesting to have a look at which US Presidents approved which US commemorative coin bills: President Programs Coins Benjamin Harrison 2 1892-93 World's Columbian Exposition Half Dollar (Columbus) 1893 World's Columbian Exposition Quarter (Isabella) William McKinley 1 1900 Lafayette Memorial Theodore Roosevelt 2 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (2 Gold coins) 1904 Lewis & Clark Exposition (2 Gold coins) Woodrow Wilson 6 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition (4 Gold coins + 1 Silver coin) 1916-17 William McKinley Memorial (2 Gold coins) 1918 Illinois Statehood Centennial 1920 Maine Statehood Centennial 1920-21 Pilgrim Landing Tercentenary (2 coins) 1921 Alabama Statehood Centennial (2 varieties) Warren G. Harding 4 1921 Missouri Statehood Centennial (2 varieties) 1922 US Grant Birth Centenary (1 Gold coin + 1 Silver coin, 2 varieties for each) 1923 Monroe Doctrine Enunciation Centennial 1924 Huguenot-Walloon Tercentenary Calvin Coolidge 7 1925 California Statehood Diamond Jubilee 1925 Battle of Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial 1925 Fort Vancouver Centennial 1925 Stone Mountain Memorial 1926 American Independence Sesquicentennial (1 Gold coin + 1 Silver coin) 1926-39 Oregon Trail Memorial (14 coins) 1927 Battle of Bennington-Vermont Independence Sesquicentennial BONUS: 1925 Norse-American Centennial Medal Herbert Hoover 1 1928 Hawaiian (European) Discovery Sesquicentennial Franklin D. Roosevelt 27 1934 Maryland Tercentenary 1934-38 Daniel Boone Birth Bicentennial (16 coins) 1935 Connecticut Tercentenary 1935 Hudson, NY Sesquicentennial 1935 Old Spanish Trail 1934-38 Texas Independence Centennial (13 coins) 1935-39 Arkansas Statehood Centennial (15 coins) 1936 Arkansas Statehood Centennial - Robinson 1936 Albany, NY Charter 250th Anniversary 1836 Bridgeport, CT Centennial 1936 California-Pacific International Exposition ("San Diego") (2 coins) 1936 Cincinnati Music Center 50th Anniversary 1936 Cleveland, OH Centennial-Great Lakes Exposition 1936 Columbia, SC Sesquicentennial 1936 Delaware Tercentenary (1938) 1936 Elgin, IL Centennial 1936 Battle of Gettysburg 75th Anniversary (1938) 1936 Long Island Tercentenary 1936 Lynchburg, VA Sesquicentennial 1936 Norfolk, VA Bicentennial/Tricentennial 1936 Rhode Island Tercentenary 1936 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Opening 1936 Wisconsin Territorial Centennial 1936 York County, ME Tercentenary 1937 Battle of Antietam 75th Anniversary 1937 Roanoke Colony Memorial 1938 New Rochelle, NY 250th Anniversary Harry S. Truman 3 1946 Iowa Statehood Centennial 1946-51 Booker T. Washington Birthplace Memorial (18 coins) 1951-54 George Washington Carver-Booker T. Washington Memorial (12 coins) TOTALS 53 1892-1954 Classic Era (144 Silver Coins + 13 Gold Coins) And to think, FDR began his Presidency opposed to US commemorative coins! Note: When considering the coin dates vs. the various presidential terms, remember that the year placed on a coin does not always correspond to the year when its authorizing legislation was signed into law. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Edited by commems 02/24/2022 11:01 am Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187581 Posts	Posted 02/24/2022 3:46 pm Quote: And to think, FDR began his Presidency opposed to US commemorative coins! "Read my lips, No New Commem... Never mind." Very interesting list! I have to admit that seeing Benjamin Harrison was a surprise to me, but I should have realized it. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15386 Posts	Posted 02/25/2022 06:10 am So FDR, one of histories greatest Presidents, was actually responsible for authorizing the coins that came to be the commemorative craze era of the 1930's. Amazing fact - and great input on the series commems. Many thanks for compiling and publishing this unique way of viewing the series history. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
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