2009 Silver Proof Set in Progress
$1 ZACHARY TAYLOR

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DOLLARS - PRESIDENTS, PROOF
Item Description: $1 2009 S ZACHARY TAYLOR
Full Grade: NGC PF 70 UC
Owner: Eason_Collection

Set Details

Custom Sets: This coin is not in any custom sets.
Competitive Sets: New Presidential Dollar Coins   Score: 143
2009 Silver Proof Set in Progress   Score: 908
2009 Proof Set in Progress   Score: 908
Research: NGC Coin Explorer NGC Coin Price Guide
NGC US Coin Census for Presidential Dollars (2007-2020)

Owner Comments:

Zachary Taylor, twelfth U.S. President, was born in 1784 in Virginia. His family moved shortly after his birth to a plantation outside Louisville, Kentucky, where he spent his childhood. His long Army career began at the age of 23 and for the next 30 years, he served in many remote outposts that stretched from Louisiana to northern Wisconsin. He led his forces to decisive victories in the Mexican-American War, which earned him the nickname “Old Rough and Ready.”

His reputation as a national hero made him an attractive presidential candidate, and he won the general election in a three-candidate race. Although he had little prior political experience, Taylor proved to be independent-minded, to the dismay of his political party, the Whigs. As the debate over slavery in western territories threatened to tear the country apart, he was determined that the Union be preserved at all costs. He warned southern leaders that he would command the Army himself, if necessary, to enforce the law.

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