Scott's Hail to the PF70 Chiefs
2011 S ANDREW JOHNSON


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DOLLARS - PRESIDENTS, PROOF
Item Description: $1 2011 S ANDREW JOHNSON EARLY RELEASES
Grade: NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO EARLY RELEASES
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

Andrew Johnson, who served in office from 1865 through 1869, was lucky to be alive to do so. The night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, he was also a target. Fortunately for him, the conspirator who was assigned to stab him got drunk and lost his courage. With the end of the Civil War, Johnson waited until Congress went out of session to begin a whirlwind effort to reconstruct the South on his terms. When Congress returned and saw this, they attempted to pass reconstruction legislature of their own, but each bill was vetoed by Johnson. This began a battle between the President and Congress that would end in the country's first impeachment. Johnson barely missed being impeached, but he had learned his lesson and the remainder of his term was relatively quiet.

Obverse Designer: Don Everhart
Reverse Designer: Don Everhart
Release Date: February 17, 2011
Mintage:

Numismatic Highlights
- 1865 Nickel Three Cent Piece
- 1866 Shield Nickel Five-Cent Piece
- 1866 Appointed Mint Director William Millward
- 1867 Appointed Mint Director Richard Henry Linderman

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