2016-D Richard Nixon Presidential Dollar
Circulation strike struck at the Denver Mint · 4,340,000 made
- Mintage
- 4,340,000
- 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-D Richard Nixon Presidential Dollar worth?
A worn 2016-D Richard Nixon 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 2016-D Richard Nixon Presidential Dollar rare?
- Not by date: 4.3 million were struck. A sharp uncirculated coin or a known variety is what makes one special.
- Is the 2016-D Richard Nixon 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 D, for Denver.
- How many 2016-D Richard Nixon Presidential Dollar coins were made?
- 4,340,000.
What to check on your 2016-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 2016-P (5.5 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 4 million made, the 2016-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 2016-D Richard Nixon
Denver made 4,340,000 of the Richard Nixon presidential dollar. That was the smallest Denver run of the 3 designs issued in 2016, 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 (5.5 million), so neither mint's version is much harder to find.
Across the whole program it sits 17th of 40 Denver designs by mintage, where the scarcest is George H. W. Bush at 1.5 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 Richard Nixon design
Richard Nixon, vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower, was the 37th president from 1969 to 1974. Apollo 11 landed on the Moon in his first year in office. In 1971 he ended the convertibility of the dollar into gold. His 1972 visit to China opened relations with the People's Republic. Facing likely impeachment over the Watergate scandal, he resigned on August 9, 1974, the first president to do so.
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 | Denver Mint |
| Mint mark | "D" |
| Strike type | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 4,340,000 |
| 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.