2016-P Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar
Circulation strike struck at the Philadelphia Mint · 5,460,000 made
- Mintage
- 5,460,000
- 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 2016-P Gerald Ford 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 2016-P Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar rare?
- No. 5.5 million were made, a typical run for the series. Condition and varieties decide its value, not the date.
- Is the 2016-P Gerald Ford 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 2016 Presidential Dollar?
- On the edge, incused along with the date and mottos. On this coin the mark is P, for Philadelphia.
- How many 2016-P Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar coins were made?
- 5,460,000.
What to check on your 2016-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 2016-D (5 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 5 million made, the 2016-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 2016-P Gerald Ford
Philadelphia made 5,460,000 of the Gerald Ford presidential dollar. Among the 3 designs of 2016 it was the second smallest Philadelphia run, between Richard Nixon (5.5 million) and Ronald Reagan (7.1 million).
Denver struck a similar number of the same design (5 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 13th of 40 Philadelphia designs by mintage, where the scarcest is George H. W. Bush at 1.2 million.
Made only for collectors (2012 to 2016)
From 2012 the program continued for collectors only. The Mint struck the remaining presidents in small numbers and sold them in rolls, bags and sets, so these dates are seldom found in change and their mintages are a fraction of the early years.
The original program ended in 2016 with Ronald Reagan. Uncirculated coins from original rolls are the usual way to fill these years in a set and edge lettering errors from this period are much rarer than the early ones.
How to recognize it
The Gerald Ford design
Gerald Ford was the 38th president, serving from 1974 to 1977. A longtime Michigan congressman and House minority leader, he was appointed vice president in 1973 under the Twenty-fifth Amendment. He became president when Richard Nixon resigned, so he reached both offices without being elected to either. A month later he granted Nixon a full pardon. In 1975 he signed the Helsinki Final Act.
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 | 2016 |
| Mint | Philadelphia Mint |
| Mint mark | "P" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 5,460,000 |
| 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 2016 Presidential Dollar issues
| Coin | Mintage | Type | Silver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-P Richard Nixon Presidential Dollar | 5,460,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2016-P Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar | 5,460,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2016-P Ronald Reagan Presidential Dollar | 7,140,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2016-D Richard Nixon Presidential Dollar | 4,340,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2016-D Gerald Ford Presidential Dollar | 5,040,000 | Circulation strike | – |
| 2016-D Ronald Reagan Presidential Dollar | 5,880,000 | 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.