Ronald Reagan Presidential Dollar Trial

Ronald Wilson Reagan began his career as an actor in films and television, quickly becoming a household name. After serving as Governor of California from 1967 to 1975, he was elected the 40th President of the United States in 1980 and set out to reform the country by stimulating growth, curbing inflation, increasing employment, and expanding national defense. His two terms in office led to the longest recorded period of peacetime prosperity in American history. In 2005, Congress commissioned the U.S. Mint to create a series of coins honoring the United States Presidents, to be released inthe order in which they served. Although the Presidential Dollars were very popular among collectors, it was decided that, due to budgetary restraints, production of future Presidential Dollars will be limited. Beginning with Chester A. Arthur in the spring of 2012, only collectors willing to pay a premium above face value are able to purchase the U.S. Mint's Presidential Dollars for their collection. Since it is a violation of U.S. law to depict a living person on Legal Tender, ex-Presidents can only be honored no sooner than two years after they have passed away. Therefore, unless a former President passes away before the end of 2014, the entire series will end in 2016 after honoring Ronald Reagan.