2009-D Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 36,680,000 made
- Mintage
- 36,680,000
- Metal
- Manganese brass
- Weight
- 8.1 g
- Diameter
- 26.49 mm
Original illustration. Tap to flip. Not a photograph of the actual coin.
Face value · Metal value · Small premium · Collector premium · Significant rarity. We use bands because prices change daily.
What is a 2009-D Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar worth?
Worn examples are worth face value and can be spent. Keep it only if it looks uncirculated or shows a known variety.
What would make yours worth more:
- Uncirculated condition with full original luster
- A die variety or minting error
For market prices, check recent sold results for certified coins in the same grade.
Quick answers
- Is the 2009-D Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar rare?
- Not by date: 37 million were struck. A sharp uncirculated coin or a known variety is what makes one special.
- Is the 2009-D Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar silver?
- No. It's manganese brass (88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel). Circulating silver dollars ended with the 1935 Peace dollar. Some Eisenhower dollars with an S mint mark were made in 40% silver for collectors, but circulation Ike dollars are copper-nickel clad.
- Where is the mint mark on a 2009 Presidential Dollar?
- On the edge, incused along with the date and mottos. On this coin the mark is D, for Denver.
- How many 2009-D Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar coins were made?
- 36,680,000.
What to check on your 2009-D
- Make sure the mint mark really is a D. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2009-P (42 million made).
- Judge the grade under good light. Check the high points of each portrait and the edge lettering, which should be complete and evenly spaced.
With 37 million made, the 2009-D still turns up in everyday change. Keep yours only if it looks uncirculated or shows a variety; otherwise it's worth face value.
The story of the 2009-D Zachary Taylor
Denver made 36,680,000 of the Zachary Taylor presidential dollar. That was the smallest Denver run of the 4 designs issued in 2009, so it's the one from that year you're least likely to find in change.
Philadelphia struck a similar number of the same design (42 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 22nd of 40 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is George H. W. Bush at 1.5 million.
The motto moves and the stockpile grows (2009 to 2011)
From 2009 IN GOD WE TRUST moved off the edge and onto the obverse, while the date, mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM stayed on the edge. Mintages fell steadily as the coins kept piling up unused.
By 2011 the Federal Reserve held well over a billion dollar coins it could not circulate. At the end of that year the Treasury stopped making Presidential dollars for circulation, so the coins of 2011 were the last made in large numbers.
Elsewhere in US coinage in 2009
Four special reverse designs marked the bicentennial of Lincoln's birth on the cent. Quarters honored the District of Columbia and five US territories. The Native American dollar began a new reverse each year.
How to recognize it
The Zachary Taylor design
A career Army officer known as Old Rough and Ready, Zachary Taylor became the 12th president in 1849. He had never held elective office before winning the White House. His fame came from victories in the Mexican-American War, including the Battle of Buena Vista in 1847. His administration concluded the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with Britain in 1850. Taylor died in office on July 9, 1850, after about 16 months as president.
The Presidential Dollar design
The obverse shows a president with his name and the order and years of his time in office. The reverse shows the Statue of Liberty with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and $1. The date, mint mark and E PLURIBUS UNUM are lettered on the edge, along with IN GOD WE TRUST on coins struck before 2009, so check the edge for the mint mark.
Mintage chart
Specifications
| Series | Presidential Dollar (2007–2020) |
|---|---|
| Year | 2009 |
| Mint | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 36,680,000 |
| Face value | $1 |
| Composition | Manganese brass (88.5% copper, 6% zinc, 3.5% manganese, 2% nickel) |
| Weight | 8.1 grams |
| Diameter | 26.49 mm |
| Edge | Lettered with the date, mint mark and mottos |
| Designer | Obverses by various artists; Statue of Liberty reverse by Don Everhart |
Other 2009 Presidential Dollar issues
| Coin | Mintage | Type | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-P William Henry Harrison Presidential Dollar | 43,260,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2009-P John Tyler Presidential Dollar | 43,540,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2009-P James K. Polk Presidential Dollar | 46,620,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2009-P Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar | 41,580,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2009-D William Henry Harrison Presidential Dollar | 55,160,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2009-D John Tyler Presidential Dollar | 43,540,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2009-D James K. Polk Presidential Dollar | 41,720,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2009-D Zachary Taylor Presidential Dollar | 36,680,000 | Circulation strike | – |
Mintage: Presidential dollar coins (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0), compiled from US Mint records and the Guide Book of United States Coins. How we build these pages.