A United States one-dollar coin was issued in 2014 honoring John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States. This coin is part of the Presidential $1 Coin Program, which was authorized by the Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005. The obverse features a portrait of the former president, while the reverse displays a rendition of the Statue of Liberty. Edge-incused inscriptions include the year of minting, mint mark, “E Pluribus Unum,” and “In God We Trust.”
The Presidential $1 Coin Program served to honor each deceased U.S. president in order of their term of service. This initiative aimed to revitalize interest in presidential history and encourage coin collecting. The circulating dollar coins were intended to be widely used in commerce; however, public adoption was limited, and the coins primarily became collector’s items. The issuance provided historical context and artistic interpretations of presidential figures, fostering numismatic interest and education.
