2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Dollar
Circulation strike struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 37,660,000 made
- Mintage
- 37,660,000
- 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 2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Dollar worth?
A worn 2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes is a spender: face value. A bright uncirculated one, or one with a known error, is worth setting aside.
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 2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Dollar rare?
- Not by date: 38 million were struck. A sharp uncirculated coin or a known variety is what makes one special.
- Is the 2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes 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 2011 Presidential Dollar?
- On the edge, incused along with the date and mottos. On this coin the mark is P, for Philadelphia.
- How many 2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Dollar coins were made?
- 37,660,000.
What to check on your 2011-P
- Make sure the mint mark really is a P. A worn or filled mark can be misread. It's what separates your coin from the 2011-D (37 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 38 million made, the 2011-P 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 2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes
Philadelphia made 37,660,000 of the Rutherford B. Hayes presidential dollar. Among the 4 designs of 2011 it was the second largest Philadelphia run, between James A. Garfield (37 million) and Ulysses S. Grant (38 million).
Denver struck a similar number of the same design (37 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 25th of 40 Philadelphia designs by mintage, where the scarcest is George H. W. Bush at 1.2 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.
How to recognize it
The Rutherford B. Hayes design
Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th president, serving from 1877 to 1881 after the disputed election of 1876. A special Electoral Commission awarded him the contested electoral votes. Soon after taking office he withdrew the remaining federal troops from Southern statehouses, bringing Reconstruction to a close. Hayes had been wounded several times as a Union officer in the Civil War. He kept his pledge to serve only one term.
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 | 2011 |
| Mint | Philadelphia Mint |
| Mint mark | "P" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 37,660,000 |
| 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 2011 Presidential Dollar issues
| Coin | Mintage | Type | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-P Andrew Johnson Presidential Dollar | 35,560,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2011-P Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Dollar | 38,080,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2011-P Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Dollar | 37,660,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2011-P James A. Garfield Presidential Dollar | 37,100,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2011-D Andrew Johnson Presidential Dollar | 37,100,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2011-D Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Dollar | 37,940,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2011-D Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Dollar | 36,820,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2011-D James A. Garfield Presidential Dollar | 37,100,000 | 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.