Scott's Hail to the PF70 Chiefs
2008 S JAMES MONROE


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DOLLARS - PRESIDENTS, PROOF
Item Description: $1 2008 S JAMES MONROE
Grade: NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
Owner: SPHansen
 
Winning Set: Scott's Hail to the PF70 Chiefs
Date Added: 8/22/2011
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

With the War of 1812 over, the country saw a time of relative calm. It was into this atmosphere that James Monre took office, serving two terms from 1817 to 1825. Madison was the last of the Founding Father generation to hold office. Times were changing and the United States was expanding. In a famous speech, Monroe set forth the policy that European and other countries should not look to the 'New World' as a place for colonization. This policy would later come to be known as the 'Monroe Doctrine', and would set foriegn policy from that point on. It also marks another milestone in presidential history; the speech was not written by Monroe, but by then Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. The office of the president was becoming the central point of focus in the government, and the position of authority we know it to be today.

Obverse Designer: Joseph Menna
Reverse Designer: Don Everhart
Release Date: February 14, 2008
Mintage: 3,083,940

Numismatic Highlights
- 1819 Foreign gold and silver coins authorized as legal-tender in U.S.
- 1824 Appointed Mint Director Samuel Moore

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