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		Buchanan Presidential $1 Coin on Sale August 19 August 9, 2010 at 8:58 AM
		The 15th coin release in the United States Mint Presidential $1 Coin Program will go into circulation on August 19, 2010. The design on this Presidential $1 Coin honors James Buchanan, our Nation's 15th President. The obverse or heads side of the James Buchanan Presidential $1 Coin, which will be released August 19, 2010. The dollar is the 15th in a series which began in 2007 to honor former Presidents of the United States. It was designed and sculpted by Phebe Hemphill. The United States Mint will celebrate the coin's release with a ceremonial launch and coin exchange at Wheatland, the former President's home, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on August 19. The ceremony will start at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.(...) Read the rest of Buchanan Presidential $1 Coin on Sale August 19 (428 words)