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President Reagan will likely appear on the presidential $1 coin in 2016

Look, Ronald Reagan’s face is not going to be on the $50 bill, OK? It just won’t happen, at least not soon....

But here’s the kicker: Reagan will be engraved on US money anyway. The US Mint is issuing four presidential $1 coins every year, featuring images of deceased chief executives in the order in which they served.

This year, it’s Presidents Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, and Lincoln. Next year, it will be Presidents Johnson, Grant, Hayes, and Garfield. Reagan’s turn for the $1 coin issue will almost certainly come in 2016....
Read entire article at Christian Science Monitor