George Washington was born in Virginia on February 22nd, 1732. In 1775, he was named Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army to lead America's fight for independence against the British. Washington helped draft the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and two years later was elected as the nation's FIRST President. Washington was sworn into office in New York on April 30th, 1789.
The historical 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!