GREGORY PRESIDENTIAL COLLECTION
2010 S FRANKLIN PIERCE

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The Franklin Pierce Dollar was the second coin released during 2010 for the Presidential Dollar coin series. It also represented the fourteenth release overall for the series, which began in 2007 to honor the former Presidents of the United States. The circulation release date for the coins was May 20, 2010.The official launch ceremony for the coin was held on the same date at Pierce Manse, the former President’s home in Concord, New Hampshire. The event was co-hosted by the Franklin Pierce College and the Pierce Brigade. United States Mint Deputy Director Adnrew Brunhart was on hand for the ceremony.The obverse of the Franklin Pierce Presidential Dollar features a portrait designed by Susan Gamble and engraved by Charles Vickers. The inscriptions include “Franklin Pierce”, “In God We Trust”, “14th President” and the years of his Presidential term “1853-1857?.The reverse of the coin features a rendition of the Statue of Liberty as designed by Don Everhart. This image has been used as the reverse design for each coin in the Presidential Dollar series so far. Inscriptions read “United States of America” and the denomination “$1?.The Presidential Dollars will continue to use incuse edge lettering for some required elements. The date, mint mark, and “E Pluribus Unum” will appear on the edge of the coin, along with thirteen stars.Franklin Pierce Dollars will be produced for circulation, with production taking place at the Philadelphia Mint and the Denver Mint facilities. Proof coins will be produced at the San Francisco Mint. These high quality collector strikes will be included in some of the United States Mint’s annual sets.