Presidential $1 FDOI Collection
2007 D THOMAS JEFFERSON

Owner Comments:

Believe it or not Thomas Jefferson was an inventor who created the swivel chair, a type of pedometer, a walking stick that unfolded into a chair, a letter-copying device, and America's system of dollars and cents. A scholar who spoke six languages. A talented violinist and excellent singer who loved to dance. A self-taught architect who built his own home, called Monticello, and designed and founded the University of Virginia. Many people say he was America's most gifted president. He had unlimited curiosity and owned a huge library. "I cannot live without books," he said.

Source:"Don't Know Much About the Presidents" by Kenneth C. Davis; Scholastic Inc. 2002