Presidential Silver Medal Honoring James A. Garfield Available on April 30
23 Abril 2024 - 1:42PM
The James A. Garfield Presidential Silver Medal will be available
for purchase directly from the United States Mint (Mint) starting
on April 30 at noon EDT. Garfield was the nation’s 20th
President, serving from March 1881 until his death in September
1881 after being shot by an assassin in July of that year.
The Department of the Treasury has a long-standing tradition of
honoring each President of the United States with an official
bronze medal struck by the Mint. The Mint is now replicating
this series of medals in 99.9 percent fine silver, each measuring
1.598 inches in diameter.
The obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) designs of the silver
medal honoring the 20th U.S. President are by sculptor Charles E.
Barber, who was the Mint’s sixth Chief Engraver.
The obverse depicts a portrait of James A. Garfield with the
inscription “JAMES A. GARFIELD.”
The reverse shows a wreath of laurel and oak leaves wrapped in
crossed ribbons. Inside the wreath are the inscriptions
“INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 4, 1881,”
“ASSASSINATED JULY 2, 1881,” and “DIED SEPT 19, 1881.”
Each medal is encapsulated and comes with a Certificate of
Authenticity.
The James A. Garfield Presidential Silver Medal is priced at
$75. To set up a REMIND ME alert for this product, visit
https://catalog.usmint.gov/james-a-garfield-presidential-silver-medal-S820.html/
(product code S820).
To view additional medals in this series, visit:
https://catalog.usmint.gov/medals/presidential/silver-presidential-medals/.
Presidential Silver Medals are also available for purchase via
the Mint’s Product Enrollment Program. Enrollments work like
a magazine subscription. After you are enrolled, you will
receive the next product released in the series and continue to
receive products until you end your enrollment. Visit
https://catalog.usmint.gov/presidential-silver-medal-enrollment-RJ.html
to learn more.
About the United States MintCongress created the United
States Mint in 1792, and the Mint became part of the Department of
the Treasury in 1873. As the Nation’s sole manufacturer of
legal tender coinage, the Mint is responsible for producing
circulating coinage for the Nation to conduct its trade and
commerce. The Mint also produces numismatic products,
including proof, uncirculated, and commemorative coins;
Congressional Gold Medals; silver and bronze medals; and silver and
gold bullion coins. Its numismatic programs are
self-sustaining and operate at no cost to taxpayers.
Note: To ensure that all members of the public have fair and
equal access to United States Mint products, the United States Mint
will not accept and will not honor orders placed prior to the
official on-sale date of April 30, 2024, at noon EDT.
The Presidential Silver Medals are also available from the
Mint’s sales centers at the Philadelphia Mint, 151 N. Independence
Mall East, Philadelphia, PA 19106 (on 5th Street between Arch
Street and Race Street); at the Denver Mint, 320 West Colfax
Avenue, Denver, CO 80204 (on Cherokee Street, between West Colfax
Avenue and West 14th Avenue); and from the Mint Headquarters Coin
Store in Washington, D.C., 801 9th St. NW, Washington, DC
20220.
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