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Presidential $1 Coin Program
Frequently Asked Questions

You should contact your financial institution to ask about getting $1 Coins.   Banks, credit unions, and thrift institutions are the initial source for the coins.   You may also ask businesses you frequent if they will give you your change in Presidential $1 Coins.

If you are interested in Native American $1 Coins, you can order these directly from the United States Mint in quantities of as little as $250 at no additional cost in postage or handling.   To order, visit our Circulating $1 Coin Direct Ship Program.

You may contact the United States Mint for collectable coins and products by visiting our Online Catalog.

You should call them to ask.   The Federal Reserve Banks have Presidential $1 Coins available for financial institutions to order.   However, Native American $1 Coins must be ordered directly from the United States Mint's Online Catalog.

The Federal Reserve Banks have established a special ordering process for the Presidential $1 Coins.   Unmixed coins will be available to banks, credit unions, and thrift institutions for six weeks, beginning two weeks prior to a coin's release date and continuing for four weeks after the release date.   Your financial institution can read about the process in the February 1, 2007 issue of FedFlash, which is available on www.frbservices.org.

You should contact your financial institution to ask about ordering the coins.   Banks, credit unions, and thrift institutions are the initial source for the coins.   You can also tell your bank, credit union, or thrift institution that the Federal Reserve Banks have established a special ordering process for the Presidential $1 Coins.   Unmixed coins will be available to financial institutions for six weeks, beginning two weeks prior to a coin's release date and continuing for four weeks after the release date.   Your financial institution can read about the process in the February 1, 2007 issue of FedFlash, which is available on www.frbservices.org.

You may also order coins for your business, including Native American $1 Coins, in increments of 250 coins through the United States Mint's Circulating $1 Coin Direct Ship Program.   There is no additional charge for shipping or handling.

If you have need of quantities in excess of 140,000 coins, you may order through our Circulating $1 Coin Bulk Ship Program.   Call (202) 354-7509 for details.

The Federal Reserve Banks have established a special ordering process for the Presidential $1 Coins.   Unmixed coins will be available to banks, credit unions, and thrift institutions for six weeks, beginning two weeks prior to a coin's release date and continuing for four weeks after the release date.   You can read more about the process in the February 1, 2007 issue of FedFlash, which is available on www.frbservices.org.

You may also order $1 Coins through the United States Mint's Circulating $1 Coin Direct Ship Program in increments of 250 coins.   There is no additional charge for shipping or handling.   If your needs are for 140,000 or more coins, you may order through our Circulating $1 Coin Bulk Ship Program by calling (202) 354-7509.

The United States Mint website at www.usmint.gov/$1coin has information about Presidential $1 Coins, including the release schedule.   When the updated free materials Web site is operational again in early 2010, you may order a new $1 Coin brochure that features the release schedule.

The United States Mint offers annual collector boards free of charge, with four slots for the four Presidential $1 Coins released in one year and one slot for the annual issue of the Native American $1 Coin.   At the moment these collector boards are not available as we are updating our free materials Web site.   We hope to have this site operational again in early 2010.   Other companies may offer collector boards and books, as well.

We appreciate your interest in the Presidential $1 Coin Program and the Native American $1 Coin Program.   At the moment collector boards and other informational materials for these two programs are unavailable.   The United States Mint is working on a new, updated site where these materials can be ordered.   We hope to have this operational early in 2010.

The informational materials Web site is not currently available.   We are streamlining and updating the site and hope to have it operational again early in 2010.

Yes, both programs have a systematically rotating design.   The Presidential $1 Coin Program is modeled after the 50 States Quarter Program®.

The United States Mint website at www.usmint.gov/$1coin is a valuable resource for the most current information about these program.

Dec 4, 2009
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