2016-S Richard M. Nixon Presidential Dollar, San Francisco Mint Proof, Deep Cameo Contrast, 37th President 1969-1974, Statue of Liberty Reverse, Don Everhart Design, Only 1,196,582 Proofs Struck, KM#619 [Est. PF-67 DCAM]
Description
A 2016-S Richard M. Nixon Presidential dollar, struck as a proof at the San Francisco Mint, KM#619. The obverse shows Nixon facing left, with RICHARD M. NIXON, IN GOD WE TRUST and 37th PRESIDENT 1969-1974. The reverse shows the Statue of Liberty with her torch, $1 and UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Don Everhart designed and sculpted both sides; his initials DE are on Nixon's shoulder and beside Liberty's tablet. Manganese brass clad copper (88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel), 8.1 grams standard, 26.5 mm. The date, the S mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM are lettered on the edge, which is not shown in the photos. The close-ups show the portrait, the 37th PRESIDENT 1969-1974 legend, the Statue of Liberty and the $1.
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Historical Context
The Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 honored past presidents on dollar coins in the order they served. The Nixon dollar was the first of the three 2016 releases, the final year of the series, and by then the Mint struck these dollars only for collectors: Philadelphia struck 5,460,000, Denver 4,340,000, and San Francisco only 1,196,582 proofs. Nixon served as Dwight D. Eisenhower's vice president, and on December 31, 1970 he signed the law that created the Eisenhower dollar.
Buying Power
In 2016 this dollar had the buying power of about $1.40 today.
Condition
[Est. PF-67 DCAM] Proof, never handled: the coin was slid from its sleeve onto a card and placed on the scanner without being touched. Frosted portrait, statue and lettering against black mirror fields give strong deep cameo contrast. No doubling seen on either face; the lettered edge was not examined, to avoid handling the coin. Please see the photos. Grade estimated; not professionally graded. Currently still legal tender, but worth more to collectors than face value.
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Eisenhower dollars (Nixon was Eisenhower's vice president): https://www.ebay.com/str/tfauctionsintl?_nkw=eisenhower
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