1 Dollar James Buchanan

2010 year


Manganese brass clad copper	8.1 g	26.5 mm

Description

Issuer	United States
Period	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2010
Value	1 Dollar (1&nbspUSD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Manganese brass clad copper
Weight	8.1 g
Diameter	26.5 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated	2024-10-09

References

Numista	N#14668
Rarity index	6%

Reverse

The Statue of Liberty with the denomination to the left and the country name around the rim

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
$1
DE

Engraver: Don Everhart

Edge

Engraved with the date and motto, the edge lettering on Presidential and Native American Dollars can be in Positions A or B
Position A: edge lettering reads upside-down when the portrait faces up
Position B: edge lettering reads normally when the portrait faces up

Lettering: E PLURIBUS UNUM • 2010 P

Translation: Out of Many, One 2010 P

Comment

The Presidential Dollar proved to be unpopular amongst the American public and are today rarely seen in everyday commerce. However, they are frequently used in Ecuador and El Salvador, two nations that have adopted the United States dollar.

Interesting fact

The interesting fact about the James Buchanan dollar coin is that it was the first coin in the Presidential $1 Coin Program to feature a President who was a bachelor. James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States, never married and served as a bachelor President from 1857 to 1861.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
2010 D	36540000	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010 P	36820000	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010 S	2224827	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Dollar (James Buchanan) 2010 coin.