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1 dollar. 20th US President. James Garfield. 2011

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Depth 2
Weight 8,1
Diameter (mm) 26,5
Mintage 74200
Material a manganese-copper plated brass
Edge of the coin (milling) with an inscription
Series Presidents
Country USA
Release date 2011
Quality UNC

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1 dollar. 20th US President. James Garfield. 2011

Avers: portrait of President James Garfield. Above the portrait, Kant coin - the inscription: "JAMES GARFIELD" (James Garfield), the bottom of the one-line inscription: "IN GOD WE TRUST" (In God We Trust) "20th PRESIDENT" (Twentieth President), and during his tenure as president "1881".
Reverse: the image of the Statue of Liberty, the sculptor of which is Don Everhart, the inscription along the rim - «United States of America», denomination of the coin - 1 $.

Edge: 2011 mint mark (P or D) • E PLURIBUS UNUM • IN GOD WE TRUST

20 th President of the United States - James Garfield - worked in the office for a short time: three months after the accession to the highest office, he was wounded and died. Historians highly appreciate his personal qualities and political opportunities.

James A. Garfield (1831 - 1881) was the epitome of the American dream: growing up an orphan, experienced hardships, but hard work, curiosity and the ability to have achieved a great deal. He received higher education, was the president of the institute, head of the department of ancient languages. Surprises ability to write in different languages ​​with both hands at the same time, offered his proof of the theorem of Pythagoras, was engaged in the legal profession, the Senate met in Ohio. During the Civil War fought in a volunteer regiment, he was promoted to general.

As a serious politician Garfield declared itself since 1862, becoming a member of Congress and one of the prominent leaders of the Republican Party. Before the election in 1880 showed a strong split in party ranks, unexpected reshuffle made adjustments to the lists of candidates, as a result, in November the winner was James Garfield.

During his short presidency, Garfield made several appointments, regardless of party factions than alienated many factions. I tried to change the concept of management and finance, the position of the black population, to balance the North and the South in economic terms.

July 2 Washington Garfield was shot in the back. He lived for two and a half months, and doctors searched for a bullet in his body. Modern medical experts are accused of incompetence and lack of action disinfection, leading to purulent inflammation, and heart attack. Shoot at the president - a mentally deranged person - admitted killer and executed. James Garfield was buried in his native Cleveland.

Release Date: November 17, 2011

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