Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States. A graduate of West Point, Grant is known for his military victories. Under his command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate Army and ended the Confederate States of America. He was the first President to serve two full terms from Andrew Jackson. As President, Grant led Reconstruction by signing in and enforcing many civil rights laws.
The historic Presidential Dollar series began in 2007 with coins for George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. This is the FIRST coin program in U.S. History to honor all of America's Presidents, and it is destined to be the most popular collection in history, even BIGGER and more popular than the State Quarters!