2008-S $1 John Quincy Adams, DCAM

Weight

8.1 g

Diameter

26.5 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

88.5% Copper, 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese and 2% Nickel

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Lettered

Technique

Proof

Front design

Portrait of John Quincy Adams

Back design

Statue of Liberty with a $1 symbol

Year of Minting

2008

Ruler

NA

Mint location

San Francisco

Mint mark

S

Orientation

Coin alignment

Inscriptions

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | IN GOD WE TRUST | E PLURIBUS UNUM

Context

: John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States. Therefore, the John Quincy Adams Dollar was also the sixth design issued in the Presidential Dollar Coin Program. Obverse: A portrait of John Quincy Adams is featured on the coin along with the inscriptions, John Quincy Adams which are located right above his own portrait. Arched below Adams, are the inscriptions, 6th President 1825-1829, or the years in which he served as President of the United States. Reverse: The reverse of the coin features the Statue of Liberty along with a $1 symbol under Liberty’s right arm, with the $1 symbol, indicating the legal tender value of the coin. The words, United States of America, are also encircled around the coin. Edge: The edge inscriptions will read 2008-S which refers to the year in which the coins were sold to the public, along with the S mint mark, representing the Mint in which the coins were produced. Public Law: The John Quincy Adams Dollars were struck under the Presidential Dollar Coin Program Act, which was authorized under Public Law 109-145.

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Presidential Dollars (2007 to Date)

In circulation

NA

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0