United States Mint Deputy Director Andy Brunhart will present the James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin to the nation in a ceremony at the former President's ancestral home in Columbia, Tenn., on August 20, at 10 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT).  The news media and public are invited to the event, which includes a ceremonial ‘pour' of thousands of new James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coins and a coin exchange.  Children 18 years and younger will receive a new $1 coin bearing the 11th president's portrait.

The James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin will enter into circulation on August 20.  The coin's obverse (heads side) features a dramatic portrait of President Polk with the inscriptions "James K. Polk," "In God We Trust," "11th President," and "1845 -1849."  The coin's reverse (tails side) features the iconic Statue of Liberty.

A digital image of the James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin is available at:
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?action=Photo#Pres

WHAT

James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin Launch and Coin Exchange
   
WHO

 Andy Brunhart, Deputy Director, United States Mint
 John Holtzapple, Director, James K. Polk Ancestral Home
 John Seigenthaler, Author and Journalist

WHEN

Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. (CDT)

WHERE

James K. Polk Ancestral Home
301 West Seventh Street
Columbia, Tennessee 38401-3132

NEWS MEDIA ONLY:  B-Roll of the production of the James K. Polk Presidential $1 Coin is available upon request.