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2016-P USA Presidential Dollar - Ronald Reagan Uncirculated (MS-60)
Specifications: Denomination: $1 Composition: 6% Zinc, 3.5% Manganese 2% Nickel, Balance Copper Weight: 8.100 grams Diameter: 1.043 inches (26.49 mm) Edge: Lettered Mint and Mint Mark: Philadelphia - P
This is the 2016 Ronald Reagan Presidential $1 Coin. These coins with circulating finishes minted at the Denver and Philadelphia Mints have never been placed into circulation. These coins' designs display large, dramatic artwork and edge-incused inscriptions of the year, "E PLURIBUS UNUM," and the mint mark. Each Ronald Reagan Presidential $1 Coin features a likeness of President Reagan on the obverse (heads) and has a reverse (tails) design featuring a striking rendition of the Statue of Liberty.
The design inscriptions on the obverse of the 2016 Ronald Reagan Presidential $1 Coin are: RONALD REAGAN IN GOD WE TRUST 40th PRESIDENT 1981-1989
Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. He worked his way through Eureka College and then landed a job as a radio announcer.
Ronald Reagan developed an interest in acting while in college, and in 1937, he signed a contract with a major studio. He appeared in more than 50 films, including training films during World War II while serving in the Army Air Forces. Ronald Reagan also had a keen interest in politics, and in 1966, he successfully ran for Governor of California, serving two terms. He unsuccessfully challenged President Gerald R. Ford for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1976. However, he later defeated Jimmy Carter in the Presidential election four years later, becoming the Nation's 40th President on January 20, 1981.
Highlights of the Reagan administration include: Promoting a program aimed at boosting the economy through a combination of tax cuts, deregulations, and restraints in domestic spending Negotiating a treaty with the Soviet Union that eliminated intermediate-range nuclear arms Appointing the first woman to the Supreme Court of the United States (Sandra Day O'Connor
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